Which to use
“simulation” and “simulations” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,391
- “simulation” frequency rank
- #21,170
- “simulations” frequency rank
- 30561
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | simulation | simulations |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de simuler. | Pluriel de simulation. |
Same sound, different letters: simulation vs simulations
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 10 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - simulation / simulations
This is the hard kind. simulation and simulations are pronounced identically (\si.my.la.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) - “simulation” sits inside “simulations”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30561, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
simulation is recorded at frequency rank #9,391, classified as anoun, pronounced \si.my.la.sjɔ̃\. simulations is at rank #21,170, tagged as anoun, pronounced \si.my.la.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 30561, this pair ranks #309,479 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of simulation vs simulations
Shared letters: ailmnostu. Private to "simulation": -. Private to "simulations": -.
"simulation" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVC · "simulations" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- simulation ← ismulation · simluation · simmulation · simualtion · simulaiton · simulatino · simulationn · simulatoin
- simulations ← ismulations · simluations · simmulations · simualtions · simulaitons · simulatinos · simulationns · simulationss
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "simulation" and "simulations" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "simulation" vs "simulations" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "simulation" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "simulations" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #309,479 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "simulation" and "simulations" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "simulations vs stipulations". 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 #309,479 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.