Which to use
“désirons” and “disions” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,774
- “désirons” frequency rank
- #42,286
- “disions” frequency rank
- 81060
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | désirons | disions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de désirer. | Première personne du pluriel de l’imparfait de dire. |
Where the eye mixes désirons and disions
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. désirons runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCC) against disions's 7 (CVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: désirons vs disions
A purely visual mix-up. désirons (\de.zi.ʁɔ̃\) and disions (\di.zjɔ̃\) 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 81060, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
désirons is recorded at frequency rank #38,774, classified as averb, pronounced \de.zi.ʁɔ̃\. disions is at rank #42,286, tagged as averb, pronounced \di.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 81060, this pair ranks #19,549 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of désirons vs disions
Shared letters: dinos. Private to "désirons": ré. Private to "disions": -.
"désirons" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC · "disions" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- disions ← ddisions · diisons · disinos · disionns · disionss · disiosn · disoins · dissions
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "désirons" and "disions" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "désirons" or "disions" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "désirons" and "disions" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "désirons" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "disions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #19,549 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "désirons" and "disions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dindons vs disions". 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 #19,549 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.