Which to use
“délocalisation” and “délocalisations” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,743
- “délocalisation” frequency rank
- #42,303
- “délocalisations” frequency rank
- 72046
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | délocalisation | délocalisations |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de changer le lieu d'une activité. | Pluriel de délocalisation. |
Same sound, different letters: délocalisation vs délocalisations
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 14 letters. délocalisation runs 14 letters (CVCVCVCVCVCVVC) against délocalisations's 15 (CVCVCVCVCVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: délocalisation vs délocalisations
This is the hard kind. délocalisation and délocalisations are pronounced identically (\de.lo.ka.li.za.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) - “délocalisation” sits inside “délocalisations”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72046, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
délocalisation is recorded at frequency rank #29,743, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.lo.ka.li.za.sjɔ̃\. délocalisations is at rank #42,303, tagged as anoun, pronounced \de.lo.ka.li.za.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 72046, this pair ranks #45,411 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of délocalisation vs délocalisations
Shared letters: acdilnosté. Private to "délocalisation": -. Private to "délocalisations": -.
"délocalisation" · 14 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCVCVVC · "délocalisations" · 15 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCVCVVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "délocalisation" for "délocalisations" ever safe?
Which is more common, "délocalisation" or "délocalisations"?
What to do next
"délocalisation" and "délocalisations" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "délocalisation" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "délocalisations" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #45,411 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
Confusion rank #45,411 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.