Which to use
“exclusions” and “explosions” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,325
- “exclusions” frequency rank
- #14,472
- “explosions” frequency rank
- 51797
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exclusions | explosions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de exclusion. | Pluriel de explosion. |
Where the eye mixes exclusions and explosions
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: exclusions vs explosions
A purely visual mix-up. exclusions (\ɛk.skly.zjɔ̃\) and explosions (\ɛk.splo.zjɔ̃\) 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 51797, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exclusions is recorded at frequency rank #37,325, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛk.skly.zjɔ̃\. explosions is at rank #14,472, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛk.splo.zjɔ̃\.
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 51797, this pair ranks #152,410 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of exclusions vs explosions
Shared letters: eilnosx. Private to "exclusions": cu. Private to "explosions": p.
"exclusions" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCVVCC · "explosions" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- exclusions ← ecxlusions · excclusions · excllusions · exclsuions · excluisons · exclusinos · exclusionns · exclusionss
- explosions ← epxlosions · exlposions · expllosions · exploisons · explosinos · explosionns · explosionss · explosiosn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "exclusions" and "explosions" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "exclusions" or "explosions"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "exclusions" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "explosions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #152,410 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exclusions" and "explosions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "exclusions vs excursions". 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 #152,410 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.