Which to use
“contribution” and “contributions” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,244
- “contribution” frequency rank
- #6,694
- “contributions” frequency rank
- 9938
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contribution | contributions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ce que chacun donne pour sa part d’une dépense ou d’une charge commune. | Pluriel de contribution. |
Same sound, different letters: contribution vs contributions
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 12 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - contribution / contributions
This is the hard kind. contribution and contributions are pronounced identically (\kɔ̃.tʁi.by.sjɔ̃\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “contribution” sits inside “contributions”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9938, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
contribution is recorded at frequency rank #3,244, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.tʁi.by.sjɔ̃\. contributions is at rank #6,694, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.tʁi.by.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 9938, this pair ranks #414,857 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of contribution vs contributions
Shared letters: bcinortu. Private to "contribution": -. Private to "contributions": s.
"contribution" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVVC · "contributions" · 13 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- contribution ← ccontribution · cnotribution · conntribution · conrtibution · contirbution · contrbiution · contribbution · contribtuion
- contributions ← ccontributions · cnotributions · conntributions · conrtibutions · contirbutions · contrbiutions · contribbutions · contribtuions
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "contribution" and "contributions" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "contribution" or "contributions"?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "contribution" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "contributions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #414,857 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- 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 #414,857 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.