Which to use
“répression” and “répressions” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,183
- “répression” frequency rank
- #49,927
- “répressions” frequency rank
- 55110
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | répression | répressions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de réprimer. | Pluriel de répression. |
Same sound, different letters: répression vs répressions
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 10 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - répression and répressions
This is the hard kind. répression and répressions are pronounced identically (\ʁe.pʁe.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) - “répression” sits inside “répressions”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55110, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
répression is recorded at frequency rank #5,183, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.pʁe.sjɔ̃\. répressions is at rank #49,927, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.pʁe.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 55110, this pair ranks #129,608 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of répression vs répressions
Shared letters: einoprsé. Private to "répression": -. Private to "répressions": -.
"répression" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVC · "répressions" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "répression" and "répressions" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "répression" or "répressions" show up more?
Useful next steps
"répression" and "répressions" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "répression" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "répressions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #129,608 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "répression" and "répressions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "répressions vs répressives". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #129,608 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.