Which to use
“productions” and “projections” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,884
- “productions” frequency rank
- #10,556
- “projections” frequency rank
- 15440
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | productions | projections |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de production. | Pluriel de projection. |
Where the eye mixes productions and projections
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: productions vs projections
A purely visual mix-up. productions (\pʁɔ.dyk.sjɔ̃\) and projections (\pʁɔ.ʒɛk.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 15440, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
productions is recorded at frequency rank #4,884, classified as anoun, pronounced \pʁɔ.dyk.sjɔ̃\. projections is at rank #10,556, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pʁɔ.ʒɛk.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 15440, this pair ranks #392,349 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of productions vs projections
Shared letters: cinoprst. Private to "productions": du. Private to "projections": ej.
"productions" · 11 letters · shape CCVCVCCVVCC · "projections" · 11 letters · shape CCVCVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- productions ← porductions · pproductions · prdouctions · prodcutions · prodductions · producctions · producitons · productinos
- projections ← porjections · pprojections · prjoections · proejctions · projcetions · projecctions · projecitons · projectinos
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "productions" for "projections" ever safe?
Which is more common, "productions" or "projections"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "productions" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "projections" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #392,349 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "productions" and "projections" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "productions vs productives". 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 #392,349 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.