Which to use
“connotation” and “connotations” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,485
- “connotation” frequency rank
- #38,725
- “connotations” frequency rank
- 58210
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | connotation | connotations |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sens particulier qui vient s’ajouter au sens ordinaire, en fonction du contexte. | Pluriel de connotation. |
Where the eye mixes connotation and connotations
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: connotation vs connotations
A purely visual mix-up. connotation (\ko.nɔ.ta.sjɔ̃\) and connotations (\kɔ.nɔ.ta.sjɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “connotation” sits inside “connotations”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58210, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
connotation is recorded at frequency rank #19,485, classified as anoun, pronounced \ko.nɔ.ta.sjɔ̃\. connotations is at rank #38,725, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ.nɔ.ta.sjɔ̃\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 58210, this pair ranks #110,407 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of connotation vs connotations
Shared letters: acinot. Private to "connotation": -. Private to "connotations": s.
"connotation" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVVC · "connotations" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- connotation ← cconnotation · cnonotation · connoattion · connotaiton · connotatino · connotationn · connotatoin · connotattion
- connotations ← cconnotations · cnonotations · connoattions · connotaitons · connotatinos · connotationns · connotationss · connotatiosn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "connotation" and "connotations" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "connotation" or "connotations" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "connotation" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "connotations" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #110,407 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "connotation" and "connotations" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "connotations vs convocations". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #110,407 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.