Which to use
“modification” and “modifications” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,427
- “modification” frequency rank
- #4,511
- “modifications” frequency rank
- 8938
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | modification | modifications |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de modifier, résultat de cette action. | Pluriel de modification. |
Same sound, different letters: modification vs modifications
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 12 letters.
Homophone desk: modification vs modifications
This is the hard kind. modification and modifications are pronounced identically (\mɔ.di.fi.ka.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) - “modification” sits inside “modifications”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8938, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
modification is recorded at frequency rank #4,427, classified as anoun, pronounced \mɔ.di.fi.ka.sjɔ̃\. modifications is at rank #4,511, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mɔ.di.fi.ka.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 8938, this pair ranks #418,349 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of modification vs modifications
Shared letters: acdfimnot. Private to "modification": -. Private to "modifications": s.
"modification" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCVVC · "modifications" · 13 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- modification ← mdoification · mmodification · moddification · modfiication · modifciation · modiffication · modifiaction · modificaiton
- modifications ← mdoifications · mmodifications · moddifications · modfiications · modifciations · modiffications · modifiactions · modificaitons
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "modification" for "modifications" ever safe?
Frequency check: "modification" vs "modifications" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "modification" / "modifications". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "modification" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "modifications" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #418,349 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- 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 #418,349 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.