Which to use
“rénovation” and “rénovations” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,810
- “rénovation” frequency rank
- #22,691
- “rénovations” frequency rank
- 28501
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rénovation | rénovations |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Renouvellement, régénération physique ou morale. | Pluriel de rénovation. |
Same sound, different letters: rénovation vs rénovations
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 10 letters. rénovation runs 10 letters (CVCVCVCVVC) against rénovations's 11 (CVCVCVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: rénovation vs rénovations
This is the hard kind. rénovation and rénovations are pronounced identically (\ʁe.nɔ.va.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) - “rénovation” sits inside “rénovations”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28501, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rénovation is recorded at frequency rank #5,810, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.nɔ.va.sjɔ̃\. rénovations is at rank #22,691, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.nɔ.va.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 28501, this pair ranks #322,386 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rénovation vs rénovations
Shared letters: ainortvé. Private to "rénovation": -. Private to "rénovations": s.
"rénovation" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVC · "rénovations" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "rénovation" / "rénovations". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "rénovation" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rénovations" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #322,386 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rénovation" and "rénovations" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rénovation vs révocation". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #322,386 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.