Which to use
“infections” and “inspections” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,594
- “infections” frequency rank
- #26,062
- “inspections” frequency rank
- 38656
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | infections | inspections |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de infection. | Pluriel de inspection. |
Where the eye mixes infections and inspections
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. infections runs 10 letters (VCCVCCVVCC) against inspections's 11 (VCCCVCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between infections and inspections
A purely visual mix-up. infections (\ɛ̃.fɛk.sjɔ̃\) and inspections (\ɛ̃s.pɛk.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 38656, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
infections is recorded at frequency rank #12,594, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛ̃.fɛk.sjɔ̃\. inspections is at rank #26,062, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛ̃s.pɛk.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 38656, this pair ranks #253,732 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of infections vs inspections
Shared letters: ceinost. Private to "infections": f. Private to "inspections": p.
"infections" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVVCC · "inspections" · 11 letters · shape VCCCVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- infections ← ifnections · inefctions · infcetions · infecctions · infecitons · infectinos · infectionns · infectionss
- inspections ← innspections · inpsections · insepctions · inspcetions · inspecctions · inspecitons · inspectinos · inspectionns
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "infections" for "inspections" ever safe?
Which is more common, "infections" or "inspections"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "infections" and "inspections" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "infections" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "inspections" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #253,732 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "infections" and "inspections" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "injections vs inspections". 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 #253,732 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.