Which to use
“intonations” and “invocations” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,735
- “intonations” frequency rank
- #45,123
- “invocations” frequency rank
- 94858
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | intonations | invocations |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de intonation. | Pluriel de invocation. |
Where the eye mixes intonations and invocations
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between intonations and invocations
A purely visual mix-up. intonations (\ɛ̃.tɔ.na.sjɔ̃\) and invocations (\ɛ̃.vɔ.ka.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 94858, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
intonations is recorded at frequency rank #49,735, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛ̃.tɔ.na.sjɔ̃\. invocations is at rank #45,123, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛ̃.vɔ.ka.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 94858, this pair ranks #1,385 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of intonations vs invocations
Shared letters: ainost. Private to "intonations": -. Private to "invocations": cv.
"intonations" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCVVCC · "invocations" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- intonations ← inntonations · inotnations · intnoations · intoantions · intonaitons · intonatinos · intonationns · intonationss
- invocations ← innvocations · inovcations · invcoations · invoactions · invocaitons · invocatinos · invocationns · invocationss
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "intonations" and "invocations" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "intonations" or "invocations"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "intonations" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "invocations" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,385 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "intonations" and "invocations" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "intonation vs intonations". 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 #1,385 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.