Which to use
“localisation” and “localisations” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,524
- “localisation” frequency rank
- #39,883
- “localisations” frequency rank
- 46407
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | localisation | localisations |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de localiser, de se localiser. | Pluriel de localisation. |
Same sound, different letters: localisation vs localisations
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 12 letters. localisation runs 12 letters (CVCVCVCVCVVC) against localisations's 13 (CVCVCVCVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - localisation / localisations
This is the hard kind. localisation and localisations are pronounced identically (\lɔ.ka.li.za.sjɔ̃\) 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) - “localisation” sits inside “localisations”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46407, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
localisation is recorded at frequency rank #6,524, classified as anoun, pronounced \lɔ.ka.li.za.sjɔ̃\. localisations is at rank #39,883, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lɔ.ka.li.za.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 46407, this pair ranks #195,203 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of localisation vs localisations
Shared letters: acilnost. Private to "localisation": -. Private to "localisations": -.
"localisation" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCVVC · "localisations" · 13 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- localisation ← lcoalisation · llocalisation · loaclisation · locailsation · localiastion · localisaiton · localisatino · localisationn
- localisations ← lcoalisations · llocalisations · loaclisations · locailsations · localiastions · localisaitons · localisatinos · localisationns
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "localisation" and "localisations" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "localisation" or "localisations" show up more?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "localisation" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "localisations" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #195,203 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "localisation" and "localisations" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "légalisation vs localisation". 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 #195,203 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.