# respiration vs respirations

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### respiration
*noun · IPA \ʁɛs.pi.ʁa.sjɔ̃\ · frequency rank #8,147*
Action de respirer.

### respirations
*noun · IPA \ʁɛs.pi.ʁa.sjɔ̃\ · frequency rank #48,158*
Pluriel de respiration.

## Source
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