Which to use
“pressions” and “prévisions” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,988
- “pressions” frequency rank
- #7,106
- “prévisions” frequency rank
- 14094
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pressions | prévisions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de pression. | Pluriel de prévision. |
Where the eye mixes pressions and prévisions
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. pressions runs 9 letters (CCVCCVVCC) against prévisions's 10 (CCVCVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses pressions with prévisions
A purely visual mix-up. pressions (\pʁɛ.sjɔ̃\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14094, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pressions is recorded at frequency rank #6,988, classified as anoun, pronounced \pʁɛ.sjɔ̃\. 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 14094, this pair ranks #398,215 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pressions vs prévisions
Shared letters: inoprs. Private to "pressions": e. Private to "prévisions": vé.
"pressions" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVVCC · "prévisions" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- pressions ← perssions · ppressions · presions · presisons · pressinos · pressionns · pressionss · pressiosn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pressions" and "prévisions" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "pressions" or "prévisions" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "pressions" and "prévisions" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pressions" 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 #398,215 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pressions" and "prévisions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "precision vs prévisions". 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 #398,215 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.