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.
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?
Frequency check: "prédication" vs "prédictions" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- 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.