Which to use
“irrigation” and “irritations” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,915
- “irrigation” frequency rank
- #49,168
- “irritations” frequency rank
- 65083
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | irrigation | irritations |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de distribuer artificiellement de l’eau sur des terres agricoles afin de favoriser la croissance des plantes, au moyen de canaux, de rigoles, de systèmes d’aspersion ou de goutte-à-goutte. | Pluriel de irritation. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set irrigation and irritations apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. irrigation (\i.ʁi.ɡa.sjɔ̃\) and irritations (\i.ʁi.ta.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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65083, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
irrigation is recorded at frequency rank #15,915, classified as anoun, pronounced \i.ʁi.ɡa.sjɔ̃\. irritations is at rank #49,168, tagged as anoun, pronounced \i.ʁi.ta.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 65083, this pair ranks #73,922 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of irrigation vs irritations
Shared letters: ainort. Private to "irrigation": g. Private to "irritations": s.
"irrigation" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCVVC · "irritations" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- irrigation ← irigation · irirgation · irrgiation · irriagtion · irrigaiton · irrigatino · irrigationn · irrigatoin
- irritations ← irirtations · iritations · irriattions · irritaitons · irritatinos · irritationns · irritationss · irritatiosn
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "irrigation" and "irritations" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "irrigation" or "irritations"?
Remembering irrigation vs irritations
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “irrigation” entry
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