prédictionsvsproductionsConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#18,028
“prédictions” frequency rank
#4,884
“productions” frequency rank
22912
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature prédictions productions
Definition Pluriel de prédiction. Pluriel de production.

Where the eye mixes prédictions and productions

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. prédictions and productions follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCCVVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

11 ch
prédictions
11 ch
productions

Why the eye confuses prédictions with productions

A purely visual mix-up. prédictions (\pʁe.dik.sjɔ̃\) and productions (\pʁɔ.dyk.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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22912, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

prédictions is recorded at frequency rank #18,028, classified as anoun, pronounced \pʁe.dik.sjɔ̃\. productions is at rank #4,884, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pʁɔ.dyk.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 22912, this pair ranks #355,419 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of prédictions vs productions

Shared letters: cdinoprst. Private to "prédictions": é. Private to "productions": u.

"prédictions" · 11 letters · shape CCVCVCCVVCC  ·  "productions" · 11 letters · shape CCVCVCCVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • productions ← porductions · pproductions · prdouctions · prodcutions · prodductions · producctions · producitons · productinos

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "prédictions" and "productions" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\pʁe.dik.sjɔ̃\ versus \pʁɔ.dyk.sjɔ̃\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "prédictions" or "productions"?
"productions" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,884 in our French list, against #18,028 for "prédictions". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "prédictions" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "productions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #355,419 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "prédictions" and "productions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prédication vs prédictions". 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 #355,419 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