Which to use
“incitation” and “invitations” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,799
- “incitation” frequency rank
- #16,162
- “invitations” frequency rank
- 28961
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | incitation | invitations |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action d’inciter. | Pluriel de invitation. |
Where the eye mixes incitation and invitations
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. incitation runs 10 letters (VCCVCVCVVC) against invitations's 11 (VCCVCVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses incitation with invitations
A purely visual mix-up. incitation (\ɛ̃.si.ta.sjɔ̃\) and invitations (\ɛ̃.vi.ta.sjɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28961, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
incitation is recorded at frequency rank #12,799, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛ̃.si.ta.sjɔ̃\. invitations is at rank #16,162, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛ̃.vi.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 28961, this pair ranks #319,590 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of incitation vs invitations
Shared letters: ainot. Private to "incitation": c. Private to "invitations": sv.
"incitation" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCVVC · "invitations" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- incitation ← icnitation · inccitation · inciattion · incitaiton · incitatino · incitationn · incitatoin · incitattion
- invitations ← inivtations · innvitations · inviattions · invitaitons · invitatinos · invitationns · invitationss · invitatiosn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "incitation" and "invitations" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "incitation" vs "invitations" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "incitation" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "invitations" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #319,590 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "incitation" and "invitations" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "invitations vs irritations". 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 #319,590 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.