# directions vs directives

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### directions
*noun · IPA \di.ʁɛk.sjɔ̃\ · frequency rank #7,812*
Pluriel de direction.

### directives
*noun · IPA \di.ʁɛk.tiv\ · frequency rank #10,486*
Pluriel de directive.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/directions-vs-directives