Which to use
“corporation” and “corporations” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,683
- “corporation” frequency rank
- #19,491
- “corporations” frequency rank
- 28174
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | corporation | corporations |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ensemble de personnes, considérées comme formant un tout au sens où elles partagent une caractéristique commune, notamment un métier. | Pluriel de corporation. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set corporation and corporations apart are highlighted. They share 11 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
This is the hard kind. corporation and corporations are pronounced identically (\kɔʁ.pɔ.ʁa.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) - “corporation” sits inside “corporations”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28174, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
corporation is recorded at frequency rank #8,683, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔʁ.pɔ.ʁa.sjɔ̃\. corporations is at rank #19,491, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔʁ.pɔ.ʁa.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 28174, this pair ranks #324,452 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of corporation vs corporations
Shared letters: acinoprt. Private to "corporation": -. Private to "corporations": s.
"corporation" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVVC · "corporations" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- corporation ← ccorporation · coproration · coropration · corpoartion · corporaiton · corporatino · corporationn · corporatoin
- corporations ← ccorporations · coprorations · coroprations · corpoartions · corporaitons · corporatinos · corporationns · corporationss
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "corporation" and "corporations" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "corporation" or "corporations"?
Remembering corporation vs corporations
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “corporation” entry
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