# prospection vs prospective

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### prospection
*noun · IPA \pʁɔs.pɛk.sjɔ̃\ · frequency rank #21,124*
Action de prospecter.

### prospective
*noun · IPA \pʁɔ.spɛk.tiv\ · frequency rank #22,041*
Étude des avenirs possibles.

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