Which to use
“précisions” and “prévisions” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,224
- “précisions” frequency rank
- #7,106
- “prévisions” frequency rank
- 16330
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | précisions | prévisions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de précision. | Pluriel de prévision. |
Where the eye mixes précisions and prévisions
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. précisions and prévisions follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCVVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between précisions and prévisions
A purely visual mix-up. précisions (\pʁe.si.zjɔ̃\) and prévisions (\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 a single letter - c in “précisions” becomes v in “prévisions”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16330, 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\. prévisions is at rank #7,106, 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 16330, this pair ranks #388,318 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of précisions vs prévisions
Shared letters: inoprsé. Private to "précisions": c. Private to "prévisions": v.
"précisions" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVVCC · "prévisions" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "précisions" for "prévisions" ever safe?
Which is more common, "précisions" or "prévisions"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "précisions" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prévisions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #388,318 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "précisions" and "prévisions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "precision vs précisions". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #388,318 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.