abattre

\a.batʁ\

/\a.batʁ\/ verb

The verdict

“abattre” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #8,489. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,489
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mettre à bas ; jeter à terre ; faire tomber.

Corpus desk

Index FR-abattre · abattre · French

abattre · rank #8,489 · 8 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,489
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH 4G

Nearest frequency peer: 4G (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « abattre »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « abattre » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

abattre vs abattu
71% similar
abattre vs abattus
71% similar
abattre vs abattue
86% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for abattre
PropertyValue
Headwordabattre
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\a.batʁ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#8,489
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « abattre »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).abattrese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « 4G » (#8,488), « about » (#8,490), « élites » (#8,486). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « abattre » est au #8,489. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around abattre (IPA \a.batʁ\), averb. Corpus frequency is #8,489 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 16 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for abattre, with forms such as "aabttre", "abatre", and "abatrte". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "abattu", "abattus", "abattue", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is abattre, spelled A-B-A-T-T-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mettre à bas ; jeter à terre ; faire tomber.
  2. 2
    Démolir, casser une maison, un mur, un plancher, etc.
  3. 3
    Coucher un navire sur son flanc pour travailler à la carène ou à quelque autre partie qui est ordinairement submergée.
  4. 4
    Coucher un animal sur le flanc quand il doit subir quelque opération.
  5. 5
    Mettre une ou plusieurs de ses cartes sur la table pour les montrer.
  6. 6
    Récolter le charbon au moyen d’un outil.
  7. 7
    Expédier en peu de temps beaucoup de travail.
  8. 8
    Boire (une quantité réputée importante).
  9. 9
    Tuer un animal.
  10. 10
    Assassiner par arme à feu.
  11. 11
    Détruire un avion en vol.
  12. 12
    Affaiblir physiquement et moralement.
  13. 13
    Tomber brusquement.
  14. 14
    S’apaiser, en parlant du vent.
  15. 15
    Tomber ou se laisser tomber (sur quelqu’un ou quelque chose) en provoquant un dommage.
  16. 16
    Éloigner la proue d’un bateau du lit du vent, en faisant une abattée volontaire.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how abattre appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. On vient d’abattre à Lyon un platane géant. Cet arbre cubait près de 12 mètres et le tronc seul pesait 19540 kilogr.
  2. Pour les autres, il creusait des fossés, fagottait, écorçait des arbres ou les abattait.

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aabttre
  • abatre
  • abatrte
  • abatter
  • abattrre
  • abbattre
  • abtatre
  • baattre

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of abattre - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

aabttre2abatre1abatrte2abatter2abattrre1abbattre1abtatre2baattre2
Edit distance from "abattre"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "abattre"?
"abattre" is spelled A-B-A-T-T-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \a.batʁ\.
What does "abattre" mean?
As a verb, "abattre" means: Mettre à bas ; jeter à terre ; faire tomber.
What words are commonly confused with "abattre"?
"abattre" is commonly confused with "abattu", "abattus", "abattue". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "abattre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abattre" is \a.batʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abattre" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "abattre", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list