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“distorsion” and “distorsions” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,596
- “distorsion” frequency rank
- #36,801
- “distorsions” frequency rank
- 58397
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | distorsion | distorsions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Déformation par une torsion. | Pluriel de distorsion. |
Same sound, different letters: distorsion vs distorsions
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 10 letters. distorsion runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCVVC) against distorsions's 11 (CVCCVCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: distorsion vs distorsions
This is the hard kind. distorsion and distorsions are pronounced identically (\dis.tɔʁ.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) - “distorsion” sits inside “distorsions”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58397, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
distorsion is recorded at frequency rank #21,596, classified as anoun, pronounced \dis.tɔʁ.sjɔ̃\. distorsions is at rank #36,801, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dis.tɔʁ.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 58397, this pair ranks #109,304 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of distorsion vs distorsions
Shared letters: dinorst. Private to "distorsion": -. Private to "distorsions": -.
"distorsion" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVC · "distorsions" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- distorsion ← ddistorsion · disotrsion · disstorsion · distorison · distorrsion · distorsino · distorsionn · distorsoin
- distorsions ← ddistorsions · disotrsions · disstorsions · distorisons · distorrsions · distorsinos · distorsionns · distorsionss
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "distorsion" and "distorsions" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "distorsion" or "distorsions" show up more?
Useful next steps
"distorsion" and "distorsions" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "distorsion" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "distorsions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #109,304 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "distorsion" and "distorsions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dispersion vs distorsion". 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 #109,304 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.