Which to use
“rations” and “rotations” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,500
- “rations” frequency rank
- #26,858
- “rotations” frequency rank
- 53358
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rations | rotations |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de ration. | Pluriel de rotation. |
Where the eye mixes rations and rotations
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: rations vs rotations
A purely visual mix-up. rations (\ʁa.sjɔ̃\) and rotations (\ʁɔ.ta.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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53358, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rations is recorded at frequency rank #26,500, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁa.sjɔ̃\. rotations is at rank #26,858, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁɔ.ta.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 53358, this pair ranks #141,260 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rations vs rotations
Shared letters: ainorst. Private to "rations": -. Private to "rotations": -.
"rations" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC · "rotations" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rations" and "rotations" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "rations" or "rotations" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "rations" and "rotations" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "rations" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rotations" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #141,260 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rations" and "rotations" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rations vs ratios". 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 #141,260 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.