Which to use
“discussions” is a noun and “discutions” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,397
- “discussions” frequency rank
- #32,777
- “discutions” frequency rank
- 36174
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | discussions | discutions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de discussion. | Première personne du pluriel de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de discuter. |
Where the eye mixes discussions and discutions
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. discussions runs 11 letters (CVCCVCCVVCC) against discutions's 10 (CVCCVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between discussions and discutions
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: discussions is \dis.ky.sjɔ̃\ while discutions is \dis.ky.tjɔ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36174, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
discussions is recorded at frequency rank #3,397, classified as anoun, pronounced \dis.ky.sjɔ̃\. discutions is at rank #32,777, tagged as averb, pronounced \dis.ky.tjɔ̃\.
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 36174, this pair ranks #271,499 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of discussions vs discutions
Shared letters: cdinosu. Private to "discussions": -. Private to "discutions": t.
"discussions" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVCC · "discutions" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- discussions ← ddiscussions · dicsussions · disccussions · discsusions · discusions · discusisons · discussinos · discussionns
- discutions ← ddiscutions · dicsutions · disccutions · disctuions · discuitons · discutinos · discutionns · discutionss
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "discussions" and "discutions" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "discussions" vs "discutions" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "discussions" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "discutions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #271,499 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "discussions" and "discutions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "discutions vs discutons". 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 #271,499 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.