Which to use
“election” and “érections” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,852
- “election” frequency rank
- #45,397
- “érections” frequency rank
- 69249
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | election | érections |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Élection. | Pluriel de érection. |
Where the eye mixes election and érections
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: election vs érections
A purely visual mix-up. election (\ɪˈlɛk.ʃən\) 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 69249, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
election is recorded at frequency rank #23,852, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɪˈlɛk.ʃən\. 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 69249, this pair ranks #55,896 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of election vs érections
Shared letters: ceinot. Private to "election": l. Private to "érections": rsé.
"election" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVVC · "érections" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- election ← eelction · elcetion · elecction · eleciton · electino · electionn · electoin · electtion
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "election" for "érections" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "election" or "érections" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "election" and "érections" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "election" 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 #55,896 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "election" and "érections" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "éjection vs érections". 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 #55,896 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.