Which to use
“prévision” and “provision” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,370
- “prévision” frequency rank
- #22,380
- “provision” frequency rank
- 31750
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prévision | provision |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Annonce d’un événement futur. | Réunion, faite par prévoyance, de choses nécessaires ou utiles, soit pour la subsistance d’une maison, d’une ville, d’une province, soit pour la défense d’une place de guerre. |
Where the eye mixes prévision and provision
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses prévision with provision
A purely visual mix-up. prévision (\pʁe.vi.zjɔ̃\) and provision (\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 differ by a single letter - é in “prévision” becomes o in “provision”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31750, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
prévision is recorded at frequency rank #9,370, classified as anoun, pronounced \pʁe.vi.zjɔ̃\. provision is at rank #22,380, 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 31750, this pair ranks #301,799 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of prévision vs provision
Shared letters: inoprsv. Private to "prévision": é. Private to "provision": -.
"prévision" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVVC · "provision" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- provision ← porvision · pprovision · proivsion · proviison · provisino · provisionn · provisoin · provission
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "prévision" for "provision" ever safe?
Frequency check: "prévision" vs "provision" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "prévision" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "provision" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #301,799 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prévision" and "provision" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "precision vs provision". 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 #301,799 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.