Which to use
“fréquentation” and “fréquentations” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,009
- “fréquentation” frequency rank
- #27,451
- “fréquentations” frequency rank
- 36460
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fréquentation | fréquentations |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de fréquenter ou de se fréquenter. | Pluriel de fréquentation. |
Same sound, different letters: fréquentation vs fréquentations
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 13 letters.
Homophone desk: fréquentation vs fréquentations
This is the hard kind. fréquentation and fréquentations are pronounced identically (\fʁe.kɑ̃.ta.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) - “fréquentation” sits inside “fréquentations”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36460, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fréquentation is recorded at frequency rank #9,009, classified as anoun, pronounced \fʁe.kɑ̃.ta.sjɔ̃\. fréquentations is at rank #27,451, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fʁe.kɑ̃.ta.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 36460, this pair ranks #269,444 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fréquentation vs fréquentations
Shared letters: aefinoqrtué. Private to "fréquentation": -. Private to "fréquentations": s.
"fréquentation" · 13 letters · shape CCVCVVCCVCVVC · "fréquentations" · 14 letters · shape CCVCVVCCVCVVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fréquentation" and "fréquentations" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "fréquentation" or "fréquentations" show up more?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "fréquentation" / "fréquentations". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "fréquentation" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fréquentations" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #269,444 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
Confusion rank #269,444 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.