Which to use
“missions” and “moissons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,151
- “missions” frequency rank
- #38,922
- “moissons” frequency rank
- 42073
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | missions | moissons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de mission. | Pluriel de moisson. |
Where the eye mixes missions and moissons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses missions with moissons
A purely visual mix-up. missions (\mi.sjɔ̃\) and moissons (\mwa.sɔ̃\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42073, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
missions is recorded at frequency rank #3,151, classified as anoun, pronounced \mi.sjɔ̃\. moissons is at rank #38,922, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mwa.sɔ̃\.
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 42073, this pair ranks #228,433 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of missions vs moissons
Shared letters: imnos. Private to "missions": -. Private to "moissons": -.
"missions" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC · "moissons" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "missions" and "moissons" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "missions" vs "moissons" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "missions" and "moissons" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "missions" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "moissons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #228,433 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "missions" and "moissons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moissons vs mousson". 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 #228,433 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.