prédicationvsprédictionsWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“prédication” and “prédictions” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#27,580
“prédication” frequency rank
#18,028
“prédictions” frequency rank
45608
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature prédication prédictions
Definition Action de prêcher. Pluriel de prédiction.

Where the eye mixes prédication and prédictions

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. prédication (CCVCVCVCVVC) and prédictions (CCVCVCCVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

11 ch
prédication
11 ch
prédictions

Visual trap between prédication and prédictions

A purely visual mix-up. prédication (\pʁe.di.ka.sjɔ̃\) and prédictions (\pʁe.dik.sjɔ̃\) 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 5 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45608, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

prédication is recorded at frequency rank #27,580, classified as anoun, pronounced \pʁe.di.ka.sjɔ̃\. prédictions is at rank #18,028, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pʁe.dik.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 45608, this pair ranks #201,409 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of prédication vs prédictions

Shared letters: cdinoprté. Private to "prédication": a. Private to "prédictions": s.

"prédication" · 11 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVVC  ·  "prédictions" · 11 letters · shape CCVCVCCVVCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "prédication" and "prédictions" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\pʁe.di.ka.sjɔ̃\ versus \pʁe.dik.sjɔ̃\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "prédication" vs "prédictions" - which ranks higher?
"prédictions" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,028 in our French list, against #27,580 for "prédication". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "prédication" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "prédictions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #201,409 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "prédication" and "prédictions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prédation vs prédication". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #201,409 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list