Which to use
“précisions” and “provisions” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,224
- “précisions” frequency rank
- #12,455
- “provisions” frequency rank
- 21679
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | précisions | provisions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de précision. | Pluriel de provision. |
Where the eye mixes précisions and provisions
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. précisions and provisions follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCVVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: précisions vs provisions
A purely visual mix-up. précisions (\pʁe.si.zjɔ̃\) and provisions (\pʁɔ.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 21679, 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\. provisions is at rank #12,455, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pʁɔ.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 21679, this pair ranks #361,978 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of précisions vs provisions
Shared letters: inoprs. Private to "précisions": cé. Private to "provisions": v.
"précisions" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVVCC · "provisions" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- provisions ← porvisions · pprovisions · proivsions · proviisons · provisinos · provisionns · provisionss · provisiosn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "précisions" for "provisions" ever safe?
Frequency check: "précisions" vs "provisions" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "précisions" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "provisions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #361,978 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "précisions" and "provisions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "precision vs précisions". 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 #361,978 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.