Which to use
“section” and “station” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,574
- “section” frequency rank
- #1,975
- “station” frequency rank
- 3549
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | section | station |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de couper, de diviser ou résultat de cette action. | Pause, arrêt que l’on fait dans un parcours. |
Where the eye mixes section and station
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: section vs station
A purely visual mix-up. section (\sɛk.sjɔ̃\) and station (\sta.sjɔ̃\) 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 3549, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
section is recorded at frequency rank #1,574, classified as anoun, pronounced \sɛk.sjɔ̃\. station is at rank #1,975, tagged as anoun, pronounced \sta.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 3549, this pair ranks #433,764 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of section vs station
Shared letters: inost. Private to "section": ce. Private to "station": a.
"section" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "station" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "section" for "station" ever safe?
Frequency check: "section" vs "station" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "section" and "station" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "section" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "station" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #433,764 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "section" and "station" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sédation vs station". 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 #433,764 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.