Which to use
“progression” and “progressions” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,521
- “progression” frequency rank
- #44,644
- “progressions” frequency rank
- 49165
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | progression | progressions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Marche en avant. | Pluriel de progression. |
Where the eye mixes progression and progressions
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between progression and progressions
A purely visual mix-up. progression (\pʁɔ.ɡʁɛ.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 extra letter(s) - “progression” sits inside “progressions”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49165, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
progression is recorded at frequency rank #4,521, classified as anoun, pronounced \pʁɔ.ɡʁɛ.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 49165, this pair ranks #172,919 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of progression vs progressions
Shared letters: eginoprs. Private to "progression": -. Private to "progressions": -.
"progression" · 11 letters · shape CCVCCVCCVVC · "progressions" · 12 letters · shape CCVCCVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- progression ← porgression · pprogression · prgoression · progerssion · proggression · progresion · progresison · progressino
- progressions ← porgressions · pprogressions · prgoressions · progerssions · proggressions · progresions · progresisons · progressinos
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "progression" for "progressions" ever safe?
Which is more common, "progression" or "progressions"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "progression" 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 #172,919 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "progression" 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 #172,919 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.