Which to use
“dérision” and “division” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,121
- “dérision” frequency rank
- #1,994
- “division” frequency rank
- 19115
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dérision | division |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Moquerie souvent accompagnée de mépris. | Action de diviser. |
Where the eye mixes dérision and division
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: dérision vs division
A purely visual mix-up. dérision (\de.ʁi.zjɔ̃\) and division (\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 19115, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dérision is recorded at frequency rank #17,121, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.ʁi.zjɔ̃\. division is at rank #1,994, 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 19115, this pair ranks #374,934 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dérision vs division
Shared letters: dinos. Private to "dérision": ré. Private to "division": v.
"dérision" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "division" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- division ← ddivision · diivsion · diviison · divisino · divisionn · divisoin · divission · divsiion
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dérision" and "division" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "dérision" vs "division" - 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 "dérision" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "division" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #374,934 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dérision" and "division" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "decision vs dérision". 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 #374,934 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.