# progression vs progressive

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### progression
*noun · IPA \pʁɔ.ɡʁɛ.sjɔ̃\ · frequency rank #4,521*
Marche en avant.

### progressive
*adjective · IPA \pʁɔ.ɡʁɛ.siv\ · frequency rank #7,883*
Féminin singulier de progressif.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/progression-vs-progressive