Which to use
“précisions” and “prévision” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,224
- “précisions” frequency rank
- #9,370
- “prévision” frequency rank
- 18594
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | précisions | prévision |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de précision. | Annonce d’un événement futur. |
Where the eye mixes précisions and prévision
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. précisions runs 10 letters (CCVCVCVVCC) against prévision's 9 (CCVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: précisions vs prévision
A purely visual mix-up. précisions (\pʁe.si.zjɔ̃\) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18594, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
précisions is recorded at frequency rank #9,224, classified as anoun, pronounced \pʁe.si.zjɔ̃\. 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 18594, this pair ranks #377,508 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of précisions vs prévision
Shared letters: inoprsé. Private to "précisions": c. Private to "prévision": v.
"précisions" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVVCC · "prévision" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "précisions" for "prévision" ever safe?
Which is more common, "précisions" or "prévision"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "précisions" and "prévision" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "précisions" 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 #377,508 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "précisions" and "prévision" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "precision vs prévision". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #377,508 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.