Which to use
“mission” and “missions” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #848
- “mission” frequency rank
- #3,151
- “missions” frequency rank
- 3999
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mission | missions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Charge qu’on donne à quelqu’un, avec pleins pouvoirs pour faire quelque chose. | Pluriel de mission. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set mission and missions apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
This is the hard kind. mission and missions are pronounced identically (\mi.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) - “mission” sits inside “missions”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3999, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mission is recorded at frequency rank #848, classified as anoun, pronounced \mi.sjɔ̃\. missions is at rank #3,151, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mi.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 3999, this pair ranks #432,699 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mission vs missions
Shared letters: imnos. Private to "mission": -. Private to "missions": -.
"mission" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "missions" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering mission vs missions
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 “mission” entry
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