Which to use
“precision” and “prévision” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,866
- “precision” frequency rank
- #9,370
- “prévision” frequency rank
- 59236
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | precision | prévision |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Précision, exactitude. | Annonce d’un événement futur. |
Where the eye mixes precision and prévision
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses precision with prévision
A purely visual mix-up. precision (\pɹɪˈsɪʒ.ən\) and prévision (\pʁe.vi.zjɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59236, 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\. prévision is at rank #9,370, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pʁe.vi.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 59236, this pair ranks #104,290 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of precision vs prévision
Shared letters: inoprs. Private to "precision": ce. Private to "prévision": vé.
"precision" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVVC · "prévision" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- precision ← percision · pprecision · prceision · preccision · preciison · precisino · precisionn · precisoin
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "precision" and "prévision" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "precision" or "prévision" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "precision" and "prévision" 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 "prévision" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #104,290 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "precision" and "prévision" 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 #104,290 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.