# passions vs passives

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### passions
*noun · IPA \pa.sjɔ̃\ · frequency rank #7,736*
Pluriel de passion.

### passives
*noun · IPA \pa.siv\ · frequency rank #43,591*
Pluriel de passive.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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