Which to use
“érections” and “exécutions” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,397
- “érections” frequency rank
- #14,932
- “exécutions” frequency rank
- 60329
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | érections | exécutions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de érection. | Pluriel de exécution. |
Where the eye mixes érections and exécutions
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. érections runs 9 letters (VCVCCVVCC) against exécutions's 10 (VCVCVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses érections with exécutions
A purely visual mix-up. érections (\e.ʁɛk.sjɔ̃\) and exécutions (\eɡ.ze.ky.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 60329, 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\. exécutions is at rank #14,932, tagged as anoun, pronounced \eɡ.ze.ky.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 60329, this pair ranks #98,180 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of érections vs exécutions
Shared letters: ceinosté. Private to "érections": r. Private to "exécutions": ux.
"érections" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVVCC · "exécutions" · 10 letters · shape VCVCVCVVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "érections" and "exécutions" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "érections" vs "exécutions" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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 "exécutions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #98,180 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "érections" and "exécutions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "éjection vs érections". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #98,180 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.