Which to use
“precision” and “pression” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,866
- “precision” frequency rank
- #1,187
- “pression” frequency rank
- 51053
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | precision | pression |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Précision, exactitude. | Force appliquée à une unité de surface, ou grandeur scalaire, exercée par un fluide sur une surface, perpendiculairement à celle-ci. |
Where the eye mixes precision and pression
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: precision vs pression
A purely visual mix-up. precision (\pɹɪˈsɪʒ.ən\) and pression (\pʁɛ.sjɔ̃\) 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 51053, 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\. pression is at rank #1,187, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pʁɛ.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 51053, this pair ranks #157,955 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of precision vs pression
Shared letters: einoprs. Private to "precision": c. Private to "pression": -.
"precision" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVVC · "pression" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "precision" and "pression" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "precision" or "pression" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "precision" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pression" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #157,955 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "precision" and "pression" 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 #157,955 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.