Which to use
“contusion” and “contusions” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,954
- “contusion” frequency rank
- #41,195
- “contusions” frequency rank
- 86149
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contusion | contusions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Lésion produite par un corps contondant. | Pluriel de contusion. |
Same sound, different letters: contusion vs contusions
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - contusion and contusions
This is the hard kind. contusion and contusions are pronounced identically (\kɔ̃.ty.zjɔ̃\) 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) - “contusion” sits inside “contusions”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 86149, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
contusion is recorded at frequency rank #44,954, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.ty.zjɔ̃\. contusions is at rank #41,195, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.ty.zjɔ̃\.
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 86149, this pair ranks #10,165 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of contusion vs contusions
Shared letters: cinostu. Private to "contusion": -. Private to "contusions": -.
"contusion" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC · "contusions" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- contusion ← ccontusion · cnotusion · conntusion · contsuion · conttusion · contuison · contusino · contusionn
- contusions ← ccontusions · cnotusions · conntusions · contsuions · conttusions · contuisons · contusinos · contusionns
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "contusion" and "contusions" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "contusion" vs "contusions" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "contusion" / "contusions". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "contusion" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "contusions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #10,165 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "contusion" and "contusions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "centurion vs contusion". 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 #10,165 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.