Which to use
“fraction” and “fractions” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,840
- “fraction” frequency rank
- #23,871
- “fractions” frequency rank
- 33711
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fraction | fractions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Portion ou partie d'un tout. | Pluriel de fraction. |
Same sound, different letters: fraction vs fractions
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. fraction runs 8 letters (CCVCCVVC) against fractions's 9 (CCVCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: fraction vs fractions
This is the hard kind. fraction and fractions are pronounced identically (\fʁak.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) - “fraction” sits inside “fractions”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33711, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fraction is recorded at frequency rank #9,840, classified as anoun, pronounced \fʁak.sjɔ̃\. fractions is at rank #23,871, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fʁak.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 33711, this pair ranks #288,811 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fraction vs fractions
Shared letters: acfinort. Private to "fraction": -. Private to "fractions": s.
"fraction" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVVC · "fractions" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fraction" for "fractions" ever safe?
Frequency check: "fraction" vs "fractions" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "fraction" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fractions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #288,811 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fraction" and "fractions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fractions vs frictions". 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 #288,811 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.