Which to use
“precision” and “précisions” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,866
- “precision” frequency rank
- #9,224
- “précisions” frequency rank
- 59090
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | precision | précisions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Précision, exactitude. | Pluriel de précision. |
Where the eye mixes precision and précisions
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: precision vs précisions
A purely visual mix-up. precision (\pɹɪˈsɪʒ.ən\) and précisions (\pʁe.si.zjɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59090, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
precision is recorded at frequency rank #49,866, classified as anoun, pronounced \pɹɪˈsɪʒ.ən\. précisions is at rank #9,224, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pʁe.si.zjɔ̃\.
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 59090, this pair ranks #105,124 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of precision vs précisions
Shared letters: cinoprs. Private to "precision": e. Private to "précisions": é.
"precision" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVVC · "précisions" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- precision ← percision · pprecision · prceision · preccision · preciison · precisino · precisionn · precisoin
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "precision" and "précisions" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "precision" vs "précisions" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "precision" and "précisions" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "precision" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "précisions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #105,124 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "precision" and "précisions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "precision vs précisons". 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 #105,124 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.