Which to use
“interactions” and “intersections” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,339
- “interactions” frequency rank
- #29,826
- “intersections” frequency rank
- 39165
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | interactions | intersections |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de interaction. | Pluriel de intersection. |
Where the eye mixes interactions and intersections
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: interactions vs intersections
A purely visual mix-up. interactions (\ɛ̃.tɛ.ʁak.sjɔ̃\) and intersections (\ɛ̃.tɛʁ.sɛk.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 39165, 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\. intersections is at rank #29,826, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.sɛk.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 39165, this pair ranks #250,011 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of interactions vs intersections
Shared letters: ceinorst. Private to "interactions": a. Private to "intersections": -.
"interactions" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVVCC · "intersections" · 13 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- interactions ← inetractions · innteractions · intearctions · interacctions · interacitons · interactinos · interactionns · interactionss
- intersections ← inetrsections · inntersections · interesctions · interrsections · interscetions · intersecctions · intersecitons · intersectinos
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "interactions" for "intersections" ever safe?
Frequency check: "interactions" vs "intersections" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "interactions" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "intersections" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #250,011 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "interactions" and "intersections" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "interceptions 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 #250,011 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.