Which to use
“corrélation” and “corrélations” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,753
- “corrélation” frequency rank
- #38,730
- “corrélations” frequency rank
- 51483
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | corrélation | corrélations |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Relation réciproque entre deux choses. | Pluriel de corrélation. |
Same sound, different letters: corrélation vs corrélations
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 11 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - corrélation / corrélations
This is the hard kind. corrélation and corrélations are pronounced identically (\kɔ.ʁe.la.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) - “corrélation” sits inside “corrélations”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51483, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
corrélation is recorded at frequency rank #12,753, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ.ʁe.la.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 51483, this pair ranks #154,660 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of corrélation vs corrélations
Shared letters: acilnorté. Private to "corrélation": -. Private to "corrélations": s.
"corrélation" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVVC · "corrélations" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "corrélation" for "corrélations" ever safe?
Which is more common, "corrélation" or "corrélations"?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "corrélation" / "corrélations". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "corrélation" 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 #154,660 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "corrélation" and "corrélations" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "corrections vs corrélations". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #154,660 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.