Which to use
“invasion” and “invasions” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,574
- “invasion” frequency rank
- #19,878
- “invasions” frequency rank
- 25452
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | invasion | invasions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Irruption faite dans le dessein de piller un pays, ou de s’en emparer. | Pluriel de invasion. |
Same sound, different letters: invasion vs invasions
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. invasion runs 8 letters (VCCVCVVC) against invasions's 9 (VCCVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - invasion / invasions
This is the hard kind. invasion and invasions are pronounced identically (\ɛ̃.va.zjɔ̃\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “invasion” sits inside “invasions”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25452, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
invasion is recorded at frequency rank #5,574, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛ̃.va.zjɔ̃\. invasions is at rank #19,878, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛ̃.va.zjɔ̃\.
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 25452, this pair ranks #340,792 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of invasion vs invasions
Shared letters: ainosv. Private to "invasion": -. Private to "invasions": -.
"invasion" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVC · "invasions" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "invasion" and "invasions" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "invasion" vs "invasions" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
"invasion" and "invasions" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "invasion" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "invasions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #340,792 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "invasion" and "invasions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "invasions vs invasives". 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 #340,792 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.