Which to use
“injonctions” and “intonations” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,246
- “injonctions” frequency rank
- #49,735
- “intonations” frequency rank
- 72981
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | injonctions | intonations |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de injonction. | Pluriel de intonation. |
Where the eye mixes injonctions and intonations
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. injonctions (VCCVCCCVVCC) and intonations (VCCVCVCVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: injonctions vs intonations
A purely visual mix-up. injonctions (\ɛ̃.ʒɔ̃k.sjɔ̃\) and intonations (\ɛ̃.tɔ.na.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 72981, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
injonctions is recorded at frequency rank #23,246, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛ̃.ʒɔ̃k.sjɔ̃\. intonations is at rank #49,735, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛ̃.tɔ.na.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 72981, this pair ranks #42,118 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of injonctions vs intonations
Shared letters: inost. Private to "injonctions": cj. Private to "intonations": a.
"injonctions" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCCVVCC · "intonations" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- injonctions ← ijnonctions · injjonctions · injnoctions · injocntions · injoncctions · injoncitons · injonctinos · injonctionns
- intonations ← inntonations · inotnations · intnoations · intoantions · intonaitons · intonatinos · intonationns · intonationss
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "injonctions" for "intonations" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "injonctions" or "intonations" show up more?
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 "injonctions" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "intonations" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,118 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "injonctions" and "intonations" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "intonations vs invocations". 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 #42,118 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.