Which to use
“relations” and “religions” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,011
- “relations” frequency rank
- #4,978
- “religions” frequency rank
- 5989
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | relations | religions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de relation. | Pluriel de religion. |
Where the eye mixes relations and religions
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. relations and religions follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between relations and religions
A purely visual mix-up. relations (\ʁə.la.sjɔ̃\) and religions (\ʁə.li.ʒjɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5989, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
relations is recorded at frequency rank #1,011, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.la.sjɔ̃\. religions is at rank #4,978, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.li.ʒjɔ̃\.
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 5989, this pair ranks #427,489 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of relations vs religions
Shared letters: eilnors. Private to "relations": at. Private to "religions": g.
"relations" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVCC · "religions" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "relations" and "religions" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "relations" vs "religions" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "relations" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "religions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #427,489 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "relations" and "religions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "régulations vs relations". 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 #427,489 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.