# discussion vs dissuasion

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### discussion
*noun · IPA \dis.ky.sjɔ̃\ · frequency rank #1,992*
Action de discuter.

### dissuasion
*noun · IPA \di.sɥa.zjɔ̃\ · frequency rank #24,936*
Action de dissuader.

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