Which to use
“violation” and “vocation” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,572
- “violation” frequency rank
- #4,454
- “vocation” frequency rank
- 11026
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | violation | vocation |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de violer un engagement, de porter atteinte à un droit, d’enfreindre des règles, profanation d'une chose sacrée. L'utilisation de ce terme dans certains contextes est quelque peu sujette à discussion, en raison de son lien étymologique avec le terme latin "viola (pensée sauvage)", utilisé notamment pour nommer la violence. Un vol sans violence est une infraction, un délit, un crime, enfreint la loi, mais ne peut pas vraiment être associé au terme de violation pour cette raison. | Mouvement intérieur ressenti comme un appel de Dieu à se consacrer à son service. |
Where the eye mixes violation and vocation
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between violation and vocation
A purely visual mix-up. violation (\vjɔ.la.sjɔ̃\) and vocation (\vɔ.ka.sjɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11026, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
violation is recorded at frequency rank #6,572, classified as anoun, pronounced \vjɔ.la.sjɔ̃\. vocation is at rank #4,454, tagged as anoun, pronounced \vɔ.ka.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 11026, this pair ranks #410,752 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of violation vs vocation
Shared letters: ainotv. Private to "violation": l. Private to "vocation": c.
"violation" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVCVVC · "vocation" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "violation" for "vocation" ever safe?
Which is more common, "violation" or "vocation"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "violation" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vocation" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #410,752 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "violation" and "vocation" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vacation vs vocation". 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 #410,752 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.