Which to use
“professions” and “progressions” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,484
- “professions” frequency rank
- #44,644
- “progressions” frequency rank
- 52128
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | professions | progressions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de profession. | Pluriel de progression. |
Where the eye mixes professions and progressions
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: professions vs progressions
A purely visual mix-up. professions (\pʁɔ.fɛ.sjɔ̃\) and progressions (\pʁɔ.ɡʁe.sjɔ̃\) 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 52128, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
professions is recorded at frequency rank #7,484, classified as anoun, pronounced \pʁɔ.fɛ.sjɔ̃\. progressions is at rank #44,644, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pʁɔ.ɡʁe.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 52128, this pair ranks #149,964 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of professions vs progressions
Shared letters: einoprs. Private to "professions": f. Private to "progressions": g.
"professions" · 11 letters · shape CCVCVCCVVCC · "progressions" · 12 letters · shape CCVCCVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- professions ← porfessions · pprofessions · prfoessions · proefssions · profesions · profesisons · professinos · professionns
- progressions ← porgressions · pprogressions · prgoressions · progerssions · proggressions · progresions · progresisons · progressinos
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "professions" for "progressions" ever safe?
Frequency check: "professions" vs "progressions" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "professions" and "progressions" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "professions" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "progressions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #149,964 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "professions" and "progressions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "progressions vs progressives". 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 #149,964 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.