interactionsvsinterdictionsTell them apart

Which to use

“interactions” and “interdictions” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#9,339
“interactions” frequency rank
#20,473
“interdictions” frequency rank
29812
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature interactions interdictions
Definition Pluriel de interaction. Pluriel de interdiction.

Where the eye mixes interactions and interdictions

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence.

12 ch
interactions
13 ch
interdictions

Why the eye confuses interactions with interdictions

A purely visual mix-up. interactions (\ɛ̃.tɛ.ʁak.sjɔ̃\) and interdictions (\ɛ̃.tɛʁ.dik.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 29812, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

interactions is recorded at frequency rank #9,339, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛ̃.tɛ.ʁak.sjɔ̃\. interdictions is at rank #20,473, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.dik.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 29812, this pair ranks #314,319 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of interactions vs interdictions

Shared letters: ceinorst. Private to "interactions": a. Private to "interdictions": d.

"interactions" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVVCC  ·  "interdictions" · 13 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • interactionsinetractions · innteractions · intearctions · interacctions · interacitons · interactinos · interactionns · interactionss
  • interdictionsinetrdictions · innterdictions · intedrictions · interdcitions · interddictions · interdicctions · interdicitons · interdictinos

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "interactions" and "interdictions" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ɛ̃.tɛ.ʁak.sjɔ̃\ versus \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.dik.sjɔ̃\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "interactions" or "interdictions"?
"interactions" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,339 in our French list, against #20,473 for "interdictions". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "interactions" and "interdictions" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "interactions" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "interdictions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #314,319 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "interactions" and "interdictions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "interdictions vs intersections". 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 #314,319 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list