Which to use
“interdictions” and “intersections” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,473
- “interdictions” frequency rank
- #29,826
- “intersections” frequency rank
- 50299
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | interdictions | intersections |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de interdiction. | Pluriel de intersection. |
Where the eye mixes interdictions and intersections
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses interdictions with intersections
A purely visual mix-up. interdictions (\ɛ̃.tɛʁ.dik.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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50299, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
interdictions is recorded at frequency rank #20,473, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.dik.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 50299, this pair ranks #163,765 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of interdictions vs intersections
Shared letters: ceinorst. Private to "interdictions": d. Private to "intersections": -.
"interdictions" · 13 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCVVCC · "intersections" · 13 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- interdictions ← inetrdictions · innterdictions · intedrictions · interdcitions · interddictions · interdicctions · interdicitons · interdictinos
- intersections ← inetrsections · inntersections · interesctions · interrsections · interscetions · intersecctions · intersecitons · intersectinos
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "interdictions" for "intersections" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "interdictions" or "intersections" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "interdictions" and "intersections" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "interdictions" 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 #163,765 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "interdictions" 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 #163,765 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.