correctionsvscorrélationsConfusable pair

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.

11 ch
corrections
12 ch
corrélations

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

  • correctionsccorrections · corections · corerctions · corrcetions · correcctions · correcitons · correctinos · correctionns

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "corrections" and "corrélations" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\kɔ.ʁɛk.sjɔ̃\ versus \kɔ.ʁe.la.sjɔ̃\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "corrections" vs "corrélations" - which ranks higher?
"corrections" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,942 in our French list, against #38,730 for "corrélations". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list