# fission vs fiston

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### fission
*noun · IPA \fi.sjɔ̃\ · frequency rank #31,031*
Division cellulaire ; scissiparité.

### fiston
*noun · IPA \fis.tɔ̃\ · frequency rank #23,212*
Fils.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/fission-vs-fiston