Which to use
“réflexion” and “réflexions” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,198
- “réflexion” frequency rank
- #6,344
- “réflexions” frequency rank
- 8542
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réflexion | réflexions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Phénomène par lequel les rayons lumineux, caloriques, les ondes sonores, lorsqu’ils rencontrent une surface, sont renvoyés dans une autre direction. | Pluriel de réflexion. |
Same sound, different letters: réflexion vs réflexions
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - réflexion / réflexions
This is the hard kind. réflexion and réflexions are pronounced identically (\ʁe.flɛk.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) - “réflexion” sits inside “réflexions”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8542, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
réflexion is recorded at frequency rank #2,198, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.flɛk.sjɔ̃\. réflexions is at rank #6,344, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.flɛk.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 8542, this pair ranks #419,683 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of réflexion vs réflexions
Shared letters: efilnorxé. Private to "réflexion": -. Private to "réflexions": s.
"réflexion" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC · "réflexions" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "réflexion" and "réflexions" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "réflexion" vs "réflexions" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "réflexion" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réflexions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #419,683 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
Confusion rank #419,683 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.