Which to use
“réquisition” and “réquisitions” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,529
- “réquisition” frequency rank
- #24,020
- “réquisitions” frequency rank
- 53549
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réquisition | réquisitions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de requérir. | Pluriel de réquisition. |
Same sound, different letters: réquisition vs réquisitions
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 11 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - réquisition and réquisitions
This is the hard kind. réquisition and réquisitions are pronounced identically (\ʁe.ki.zi.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) - “réquisition” sits inside “réquisitions”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53549, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
réquisition is recorded at frequency rank #29,529, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.ki.zi.sjɔ̃\. réquisitions is at rank #24,020, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.ki.zi.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 53549, this pair ranks #139,977 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of réquisition vs réquisitions
Shared letters: inoqrstué. Private to "réquisition": -. Private to "réquisitions": -.
"réquisition" · 11 letters · shape CVCVVCVCVVC · "réquisitions" · 12 letters · shape CVCVVCVCVVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "réquisition" / "réquisitions". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "réquisition" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réquisitions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #139,977 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réquisition" and "réquisitions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réquisition vs réquisitionné". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #139,977 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.