Which to use
“réception” and “réceptions” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,503
- “réception” frequency rank
- #20,555
- “réceptions” frequency rank
- 24058
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réception | réceptions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de recevoir une chose qui a été adressée. | Pluriel de réception. |
Same sound, different letters: réception vs réceptions
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters.
Homophone desk: réception vs réceptions
This is the hard kind. réception and réceptions are pronounced identically (\ʁe.sɛp.sjɔ̃\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “réception” sits inside “réceptions”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24058, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
réception is recorded at frequency rank #3,503, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.sɛp.sjɔ̃\. réceptions is at rank #20,555, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.sɛp.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 24058, this pair ranks #348,891 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of réception vs réceptions
Shared letters: ceinoprté. Private to "réception": -. Private to "réceptions": s.
"réception" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC · "réceptions" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "réception" vs "réceptions" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "réception" / "réceptions". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "réception" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réceptions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #348,891 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réception" and "réceptions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réceptifs vs réceptions". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #348,891 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.