Which to use
“contusions” and “convulsions” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,195
- “contusions” frequency rank
- #27,384
- “convulsions” frequency rank
- 68579
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contusions | convulsions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de contusion. | Pluriel de convulsion. |
Where the eye mixes contusions and convulsions
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. contusions runs 10 letters (CVCCVCVVCC) against convulsions's 11 (CVCCVCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between contusions and convulsions
A purely visual mix-up. contusions (\kɔ̃.ty.zjɔ̃\) and convulsions (\kɔ̃.vyl.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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68579, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
contusions is recorded at frequency rank #41,195, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.ty.zjɔ̃\. convulsions is at rank #27,384, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.vyl.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 68579, this pair ranks #58,592 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of contusions vs convulsions
Shared letters: cinosu. Private to "contusions": t. Private to "convulsions": lv.
"contusions" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCC · "convulsions" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- contusions ← ccontusions · cnotusions · conntusions · contsuions · conttusions · contuisons · contusinos · contusionns
- convulsions ← cconvulsions · cnovulsions · connvulsions · conuvlsions · convlusions · convulisons · convullsions · convulsinos
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "contusions" for "convulsions" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "contusions" or "convulsions" 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 "contusions" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "convulsions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #58,592 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "contusions" and "convulsions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "contusion vs contusions". 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 #58,592 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.