éjectionvsévictionWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#40,562
“éjection” frequency rank
#22,749
“éviction” frequency rank
63311
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature éjection éviction
Definition Action ou fait d’éjecter ou d’être éjecté. Action d’évincer, de faire partir ; résultat de cette action.

Where the eye mixes éjection and éviction

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
éjection
8 ch
éviction

Visual trap between éjection and éviction

A purely visual mix-up. éjection (\e.ʒɛk.sjɔ̃\) and éviction (\e.vik.sjɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63311, 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\. éviction is at rank #22,749, tagged as anoun, pronounced \e.vik.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 63311, this pair ranks #82,603 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of éjection vs éviction

Shared letters: cinoté. Private to "éjection": ej. Private to "éviction": v.

"éjection" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVVC  ·  "éviction" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "éjection" for "éviction" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\e.ʒɛk.sjɔ̃\ versus \e.vik.sjɔ̃\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "éjection" or "éviction"?
"éviction" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,749 in our French list, against #40,562 for "éjection". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "éjection" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "éviction" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #82,603 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "éjection" and "éviction" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "éjection vs érections". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #82,603 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