Which to use
“unions” and “unités” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,012
- “unions” frequency rank
- #2,254
- “unités” frequency rank
- 22266
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | unions | unités |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de union. | Pluriel de unité. |
Where the eye mixes unions and unités
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. unions (VCVVCC) and unités (VCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: unions vs unités
A purely visual mix-up. unions (\y.njɔ̃\) and unités (\y.ni.te\) 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 22266, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
unions is recorded at frequency rank #20,012, classified as anoun, pronounced \y.njɔ̃\. unités is at rank #2,254, tagged as anoun, pronounced \y.ni.te\.
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 22266, this pair ranks #358,938 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of unions vs unités
Shared letters: insu. Private to "unions": o. Private to "unités": té.
"unions" · 6 letters · shape VCVVCC · "unités" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- unions ← nuions · uinons · uninos · unionns · unionss · uniosn · unnions · unoins
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "unions" for "unités" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "unions" or "unités" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "unions" and "unités" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "unions" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "unités" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #358,938 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "unions" and "unités" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "unités vs usité". 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 #358,938 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.