Which to use
“indications” and “invitations” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,977
- “indications” frequency rank
- #16,162
- “invitations” frequency rank
- 24139
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | indications | invitations |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de indication. | Pluriel de invitation. |
Where the eye mixes indications and invitations
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: indications vs invitations
A purely visual mix-up. indications (\ɛ̃.di.ka.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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24139, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
indications is recorded at frequency rank #7,977, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛ̃.di.ka.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 24139, this pair ranks #348,360 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of indications vs invitations
Shared letters: ainost. Private to "indications": cd. Private to "invitations": v.
"indications" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCVVCC · "invitations" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- indications ← idnications · indciations · inddications · indiactions · indicaitons · indicatinos · indicationns · indicationss
- invitations ← inivtations · innvitations · inviattions · invitaitons · invitatinos · invitationns · invitationss · invitatiosn
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "indications" 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 #348,360 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "indications" 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 #348,360 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.