éjectionvsérectionsWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“éjection” and “érections” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#40,562
“éjection” frequency rank
#45,397
“érections” frequency rank
85959
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature éjection érections
Definition Action ou fait d’éjecter ou d’être éjecté. Pluriel de érection.

Where the eye mixes éjection and érections

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

8 ch
éjection
9 ch
érections

Why the eye confuses éjection with érections

A purely visual mix-up. éjection (\e.ʒɛk.sjɔ̃\) and érections (\e.ʁɛk.sjɔ̃\) 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 85959, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

éjection is recorded at frequency rank #40,562, classified as anoun, pronounced \e.ʒɛk.sjɔ̃\. érections is at rank #45,397, tagged as anoun, pronounced \e.ʁɛk.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 85959, this pair ranks #10,474 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of éjection vs érections

Shared letters: ceinoté. Private to "éjection": j. Private to "érections": rs.

"éjection" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVVC  ·  "érections" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVVCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "éjection" for "érections" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\e.ʒɛk.sjɔ̃\ versus \e.ʁɛk.sjɔ̃\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "éjection" vs "érections" - which ranks higher?
"éjection" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #40,562 in our French list, against #45,397 for "érections". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "éjection" and "érections" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "éjection" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "érections" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #10,474 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "éjection" and "érections" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "election vs érections". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #10,474 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list