Which to use
“division” and “divisions” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,994
- “division” frequency rank
- #6,185
- “divisions” frequency rank
- 8179
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | division | divisions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de diviser. | Pluriel de division. |
Same sound, different letters: division vs divisions
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - division / divisions
This is the hard kind. division and divisions are pronounced identically (\di.vi.zjɔ̃\) 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) - “division” sits inside “divisions”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8179, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
division is recorded at frequency rank #1,994, classified as anoun, pronounced \di.vi.zjɔ̃\. divisions is at rank #6,185, tagged as anoun, pronounced \di.vi.zjɔ̃\.
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 8179, this pair ranks #420,884 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of division vs divisions
Shared letters: dinosv. Private to "division": -. Private to "divisions": -.
"division" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "divisions" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "division" and "divisions" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "division" or "divisions" show up more?
What to do next
"division" and "divisions" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "division" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "divisions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #420,884 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "division" and "divisions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "disions vs divisions". 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 #420,884 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.