Which to use
“interdiction” and “intersection” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,338
- “interdiction” frequency rank
- #11,236
- “intersection” frequency rank
- 14574
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | interdiction | intersection |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action d’interdire. | Le point où deux lignes se coupent l’une l’autre, la ligne où deux surfaces se coupent réciproquement. |
Where the eye mixes interdiction and intersection
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: interdiction vs intersection
A purely visual mix-up. interdiction (\ɛ̃.tɛʁ.dik.sjɔ̃\) and intersection (\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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14574, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
interdiction is recorded at frequency rank #3,338, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.dik.sjɔ̃\. intersection is at rank #11,236, 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 14574, this pair ranks #396,081 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of interdiction vs intersection
Shared letters: ceinort. Private to "interdiction": d. Private to "intersection": s.
"interdiction" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCVVC · "intersection" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- interdiction ← inetrdiction · innterdiction · intedriction · interdcition · interddiction · interdicction · interdiciton · interdictino
- intersection ← inetrsection · inntersection · interesction · interrsection · interscetion · intersecction · interseciton · intersectino
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "interdiction" and "intersection" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "interdiction" or "intersection"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "interdiction" and "intersection" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "interdiction" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "intersection" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #396,081 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "interdiction" and "intersection" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "intersection 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 #396,081 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.