Which to use
“législations” and “législatives” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,271
- “législations” frequency rank
- #4,081
- “législatives” frequency rank
- 27352
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | législations | législatives |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de législation. | Élections législatives. |
Where the eye mixes législations and législatives
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. législations (CVCVCCVCVVCC) and législatives (CVCVCCVCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses législations with législatives
A purely visual mix-up. législations (\le.ʒis.la.sjɔ̃\) and législatives (\le.ʒis.la.tiv\) 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 27352, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
législations is recorded at frequency rank #23,271, classified as anoun, pronounced \le.ʒis.la.sjɔ̃\. législatives is at rank #4,081, tagged as anoun, pronounced \le.ʒis.la.tiv\.
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 27352, this pair ranks #329,541 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of législations vs législatives
Shared letters: agilsté. Private to "législations": no. Private to "législatives": ev.
"législations" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVVCC · "législatives" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "législations" for "législatives" ever safe?
Frequency check: "législations" vs "législatives" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "législations" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "législatives" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #329,541 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "législations" and "législatives" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "législatifs vs législations". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #329,541 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.