Which to use
“prévision” and “provisions” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,370
- “prévision” frequency rank
- #12,455
- “provisions” frequency rank
- 21825
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prévision | provisions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Annonce d’un événement futur. | Pluriel de provision. |
Where the eye mixes prévision and provisions
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses prévision with provisions
A purely visual mix-up. prévision (\pʁe.vi.zjɔ̃\) and provisions (\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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21825, 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\. provisions is at rank #12,455, 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 21825, this pair ranks #361,238 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of prévision vs provisions
Shared letters: inoprsv. Private to "prévision": é. Private to "provisions": -.
"prévision" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVVC · "provisions" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- provisions ← porvisions · pprovisions · proivsions · proviisons · provisinos · provisionns · provisionss · provisiosn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "prévision" and "provisions" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "prévision" or "provisions" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "prévision" and "provisions" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "prévision" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "provisions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #361,238 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prévision" and "provisions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "precision vs prévision". 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 #361,238 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.