Which to use
“sections” and “stations” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,756
- “sections” frequency rank
- #4,101
- “stations” frequency rank
- 10857
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sections | stations |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de section. | Pluriel de station. |
Where the eye mixes sections and stations
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: sections vs stations
A purely visual mix-up. sections (\sɛk.sjɔ̃\) and stations (\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 10857, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sections is recorded at frequency rank #6,756, classified as anoun, pronounced \sɛk.sjɔ̃\. stations is at rank #4,101, 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 10857, this pair ranks #411,406 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sections vs stations
Shared letters: inost. Private to "sections": ce. Private to "stations": a.
"sections" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC · "stations" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sections" and "stations" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "sections" or "stations"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "sections" and "stations" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sections" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stations" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #411,406 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sections" and "stations" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sachions vs sections". 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 #411,406 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.