Which to use
“éruption” and “éruptions” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,694
- “éruption” frequency rank
- #21,825
- “éruptions” frequency rank
- 33519
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | éruption | éruptions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Jaillissement de matières expulsées. | Pluriel de éruption. |
Same sound, different letters: éruption vs éruptions
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. éruption runs 8 letters (VCVCCVVC) against éruptions's 9 (VCVCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - éruption and éruptions
This is the hard kind. éruption and éruptions are pronounced identically (\e.ʁyp.sjɔ̃\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “éruption” sits inside “éruptions”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33519, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
éruption is recorded at frequency rank #11,694, classified as anoun, pronounced \e.ʁyp.sjɔ̃\. éruptions is at rank #21,825, tagged as anoun, pronounced \e.ʁyp.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 33519, this pair ranks #290,099 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of éruption vs éruptions
Shared letters: inoprtué. Private to "éruption": -. Private to "éruptions": s.
"éruption" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVVC · "éruptions" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "éruption" for "éruptions" ever safe?
Which is more common, "éruption" or "éruptions"?
What to do next
"éruption" and "éruptions" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "éruption" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "éruptions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #290,099 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "éruption" and "éruptions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "érections vs éruptions". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #290,099 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.