Which to use
“projection” and “projections” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,645
- “projection” frequency rank
- #10,556
- “projections” frequency rank
- 17201
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | projection | projections |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de projeter. | Pluriel de projection. |
Where the eye mixes projection and projections
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. projection runs 10 letters (CCVCVCCVVC) against projections's 11 (CCVCVCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses projection with projections
A purely visual mix-up. projection (\pʁo.ʒɛk.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 differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “projection” sits inside “projections”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17201, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
projection is recorded at frequency rank #6,645, classified as anoun, pronounced \pʁo.ʒɛk.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 17201, this pair ranks #384,307 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of projection vs projections
Shared letters: ceijnoprt. Private to "projection": -. Private to "projections": s.
"projection" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCCVVC · "projections" · 11 letters · shape CCVCVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- projection ← porjection · pprojection · prjoection · proejction · projcetion · projecction · projeciton · projectino
- projections ← porjections · pprojections · prjoections · proejctions · projcetions · projecctions · projecitons · projectinos
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "projection" for "projections" ever safe?
Frequency check: "projection" vs "projections" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "projection" and "projections" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "projection" 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 #384,307 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "projection" and "projections" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "projectiles vs projections". 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 #384,307 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.