Which to use
“érections” and “exactions” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,397
- “érections” frequency rank
- #16,126
- “exactions” frequency rank
- 61523
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | érections | exactions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de érection. | Pluriel de exaction. |
Where the eye mixes érections and exactions
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. érections and exactions follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCVVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses érections with exactions
A purely visual mix-up. érections (\e.ʁɛk.sjɔ̃\) and exactions (\ɛɡ.zak.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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61523, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
érections is recorded at frequency rank #45,397, classified as anoun, pronounced \e.ʁɛk.sjɔ̃\. exactions is at rank #16,126, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛɡ.zak.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 61523, this pair ranks #91,799 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of érections vs exactions
Shared letters: ceinost. Private to "érections": ré. Private to "exactions": ax.
"érections" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVVCC · "exactions" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- exactions ← eaxctions · exacctions · exacitons · exactinos · exactionns · exactionss · exactiosn · exactoins
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "érections" for "exactions" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "érections" or "exactions" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "érections" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exactions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #91,799 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "érections" and "exactions" 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 #91,799 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.