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.
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?
Frequency check: "éjection" vs "érections" - which ranks higher?
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.