Which to use
“dimension” and “dimensions” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,451
- “dimension” frequency rank
- #4,142
- “dimensions” frequency rank
- 7593
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dimension | dimensions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Direction d’expansion d’un objet dans l’espace. | Pluriel de dimension. |
Same sound, different letters: dimension vs dimensions
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - dimension and dimensions
This is the hard kind. dimension and dimensions are pronounced identically (\di.mɑ̃.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) - “dimension” sits inside “dimensions”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7593, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dimension is recorded at frequency rank #3,451, classified as anoun, pronounced \di.mɑ̃.sjɔ̃\. dimensions is at rank #4,142, tagged as anoun, pronounced \di.mɑ̃.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 7593, this pair ranks #422,704 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dimension vs dimensions
Shared letters: deimnos. Private to "dimension": -. Private to "dimensions": -.
"dimension" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC · "dimensions" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- dimension ← ddimension · diemnsion · dimenison · dimennsion · dimensino · dimensionn · dimensoin · dimenssion
- dimensions ← ddimensions · diemnsions · dimenisons · dimennsions · dimensinos · dimensionns · dimensionss · dimensiosn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dimension" and "dimensions" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "dimension" or "dimensions"?
What to do next
"dimension" and "dimensions" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "dimension" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dimensions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #422,704 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dimension" and "dimensions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dimensions vs dissensions". 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 #422,704 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.