Which to use
“disions” and “disons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,286
- “disions” frequency rank
- #3,068
- “disons” frequency rank
- 45354
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | disions | disons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du pluriel de l’imparfait de dire. | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de dire. |
Where the eye mixes disions and disons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. disions runs 7 letters (CVCVVCC) against disons's 6 (CVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses disions with disons
A purely visual mix-up. disions (\di.zjɔ̃\) and disons (\di.zɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45354, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
disions is recorded at frequency rank #42,286, classified as averb, pronounced \di.zjɔ̃\. disons is at rank #3,068, tagged as averb, pronounced \di.zɔ̃\.
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 45354, this pair ranks #203,338 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of disions vs disons
Shared letters: dinos. Private to "disions": -. Private to "disons": -.
"disions" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC · "disons" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "disions" and "disons" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "disions" or "disons"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "disions" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "disons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #203,338 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "disions" and "disons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dindons vs disions". 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 #203,338 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.