Which to use
“corrections” and “corrélations” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,942
- “corrections” frequency rank
- #38,730
- “corrélations” frequency rank
- 51672
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | corrections | corrélations |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de correction. | Pluriel de corrélation. |
Where the eye mixes corrections and corrélations
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses corrections with corrélations
A purely visual mix-up. corrections (\kɔ.ʁɛk.sjɔ̃\) and corrélations (\kɔ.ʁe.la.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 51672, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
corrections is recorded at frequency rank #12,942, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ.ʁɛk.sjɔ̃\. corrélations is at rank #38,730, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ.ʁe.la.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 51672, this pair ranks #153,278 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of corrections vs corrélations
Shared letters: cinorst. Private to "corrections": e. Private to "corrélations": alé.
"corrections" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVCC · "corrélations" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- corrections ← ccorrections · corections · corerctions · corrcetions · correcctions · correcitons · correctinos · correctionns
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "corrections" and "corrélations" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "corrections" vs "corrélations" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "corrections" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "corrélations" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #153,278 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "corrections" and "corrélations" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "corrélation vs corrélations". 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 #153,278 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.