Which to use
“discussion” and “discussions” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,992
- “discussion” frequency rank
- #3,397
- “discussions” frequency rank
- 5389
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | discussion | discussions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de discuter. | Pluriel de discussion. |
Same sound, different letters: discussion vs discussions
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 10 letters. discussion runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCVVC) against discussions's 11 (CVCCVCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - discussion / discussions
This is the hard kind. discussion and discussions are pronounced identically (\dis.ky.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) - “discussion” sits inside “discussions”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5389, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
discussion is recorded at frequency rank #1,992, classified as anoun, pronounced \dis.ky.sjɔ̃\. discussions is at rank #3,397, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dis.ky.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 5389, this pair ranks #429,144 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of discussion vs discussions
Shared letters: cdinosu. Private to "discussion": -. Private to "discussions": -.
"discussion" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVC · "discussions" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- discussion ← ddiscussion · dicsussion · disccussion · discsusion · discusion · discusison · discussino · discussionn
- discussions ← ddiscussions · dicsussions · disccussions · discsusions · discusions · discusisons · discussinos · discussionns
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "discussion" for "discussions" ever safe?
Frequency check: "discussion" vs "discussions" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "discussion" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "discussions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #429,144 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "discussion" and "discussions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "discussions vs discutions". 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 #429,144 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.