Which to use
“décisions” and “divisions” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,221
- “décisions” frequency rank
- #6,185
- “divisions” frequency rank
- 8406
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décisions | divisions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de décision. | Pluriel de division. |
Where the eye mixes décisions and divisions
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. décisions and divisions follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses décisions with divisions
A purely visual mix-up. décisions (\de.si.zjɔ̃\) and divisions (\di.vi.zjɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8406, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
décisions is recorded at frequency rank #2,221, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.si.zjɔ̃\. divisions is at rank #6,185, tagged as anoun, pronounced \di.vi.zjɔ̃\.
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 8406, this pair ranks #420,139 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of décisions vs divisions
Shared letters: dinos. Private to "décisions": cé. Private to "divisions": v.
"décisions" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVCC · "divisions" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- divisions ← ddivisions · diivsions · diviisons · divisinos · divisionns · divisionss · divisiosn · divisoins
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "décisions" and "divisions" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "décisions" or "divisions"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "décisions" and "divisions" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "décisions" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "divisions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #420,139 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décisions" and "divisions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "disions vs divisions". 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 #420,139 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.