Which to use
“potion” and “potions” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,243
- “potion” frequency rank
- #36,105
- “potions” frequency rank
- 56348
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | potion | potions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Remède liquide, que l’on administre généralement par cuillerées. | Pluriel de potion. |
Same sound, different letters: potion vs potions
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - potion and potions
This is the hard kind. potion and potions are pronounced identically (\pɔ.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) - “potion” sits inside “potions”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56348, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
potion is recorded at frequency rank #20,243, classified as anoun, pronounced \pɔ.sjɔ̃\. potions is at rank #36,105, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pɔ.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 56348, this pair ranks #121,663 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of potion vs potions
Shared letters: inopt. Private to "potion": -. Private to "potions": s.
"potion" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "potions" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "potion" and "potions" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "potion" vs "potions" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "potion" / "potions". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "potion" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "potions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #121,663 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "potion" and "potions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "potiers vs potions". 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 #121,663 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.