Which to use
“conversation” and “conversations” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,269
- “conversation” frequency rank
- #5,850
- “conversations” frequency rank
- 8119
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conversation | conversations |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action pour deux ou plusieurs personnes de discuter ensemble dans une optique dénuée de confrontation. | Pluriel de conversation. |
Same sound, different letters: conversation vs conversations
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 12 letters. conversation runs 12 letters (CVCCVCCVCVVC) against conversations's 13 (CVCCVCCVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - conversation / conversations
This is the hard kind. conversation and conversations are pronounced identically (\kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sa.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) - “conversation” sits inside “conversations”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8119, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
conversation is recorded at frequency rank #2,269, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sa.sjɔ̃\. conversations is at rank #5,850, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sa.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 8119, this pair ranks #421,060 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of conversation vs conversations
Shared letters: aceinorstv. Private to "conversation": -. Private to "conversations": -.
"conversation" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVVC · "conversations" · 13 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- conversation ← cconversation · cnoversation · conevrsation · connversation · converastion · converrsation · conversaiton · conversatino
- conversations ← cconversations · cnoversations · conevrsations · connversations · converastions · converrsations · conversaitons · conversatinos
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "conversation" and "conversations" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "conversation" or "conversations"?
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 "conversation" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "conversations" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #421,060 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conversation" and "conversations" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conversations vs conversions". 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 #421,060 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.