Which to use
“interpellation” and “interpellations” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,490
- “interpellation” frequency rank
- #24,640
- “interpellations” frequency rank
- 39130
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | interpellation | interpellations |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action d’interpeller. | Pluriel de interpellation. |
Where the eye mixes interpellation and interpellations
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 14 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses interpellation with interpellations
A purely visual mix-up. interpellation (\ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pɛ.la.sjɔ̃\) and interpellations (\ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pe.la.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 extra letter(s) - “interpellation” sits inside “interpellations”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39130, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
interpellation is recorded at frequency rank #14,490, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pɛ.la.sjɔ̃\. interpellations is at rank #24,640, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pe.la.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 39130, this pair ranks #250,289 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of interpellation vs interpellations
Shared letters: aeilnoprt. Private to "interpellation": -. Private to "interpellations": s.
"interpellation" · 14 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCVCVVC · "interpellations" · 15 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- interpellation ← inetrpellation · innterpellation · inteprellation · interepllation · interpelaltion · interpelation · interpellaiton · interpellatino
- interpellations ← inetrpellations · innterpellations · inteprellations · interepllations · interpelaltions · interpelations · interpellaitons · interpellatinos
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "interpellation" and "interpellations" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "interpellation" vs "interpellations" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "interpellation" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "interpellations" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #250,289 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "interpellation" and "interpellations" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "interpellation vs interpolation". 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 #250,289 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.