abattu

\a.ba.ty\

/\a.ba.ty\/ adj

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The verdict

“abattu” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #6,918. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,918
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Affaibli physiquement.

Corpus desk

Index FR-abattu · abattu · French

abattu · rank #6,918 · 6 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,918
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH équipé

Nearest frequency peer: équipé (-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 « abattu »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « abattu » 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).

abattu vs abattus
86% similar
abattu vs abattue
86% similar
abattu vs abattues
75% similar

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

Key facts for abattu
PropertyValue
Headwordabattu
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\a.ba.ty\
Letters6
Frequency rank#6,918
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « abattu »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).abattuse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « équipé » (#6,917), « accessibles » (#6,919), « épouser » (#6,916). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « abattu » est au #6,918. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around abattu (IPA \a.ba.ty\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #6,918 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for abattu, with forms such as "aabttu", "abatu", and "abatut". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "abattus", "abattue", "abattues", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is abattu, spelled A-B-A-T-T-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    Affaibli physiquement.
  2. 2
    Affaibli moralement.
  3. 3
    Qui dénote la fatigue, la lassitude.
  4. 4
    Abaissé.
  5. 5
    Se dit d'un angle dont l'arête a été adoucie.
  6. 6
    Détruit en vol par un tir.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il est encore très abattu: cette maladie a été très virulente.
  2. Il est très abattu depuis la mort de sa soeur.

Synonyms

épuiséfaiblefatiguéaccablédécouragédémoralisé

Antonyms

vigoureuxgaillardrayonnantjovialvif

This word in other languages

down(English)abatido(Español)entmutigt(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aabttu
  • abatu
  • abatut
  • abbattu
  • abtatu
  • baattu

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of abattu - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

aabttu2abatu1abatut2abbattu1abtatu2baattu2
Edit distance from "abattu"

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 "abattu"?
"abattu" is spelled A-B-A-T-T-U. The IPA pronunciation is \a.ba.ty\.
What does "abattu" mean?
As an adjective, "abattu" means: Affaibli physiquement.
What words are commonly confused with "abattu"?
"abattu" is commonly confused with "abattus", "abattue", "abattues". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "abattu"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abattu" is \a.ba.ty\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abattu" come from?
"abattu" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

équipé#6,917Wilson#6,912valise#6,907bonnet#6,930

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

what6 variantsboys6 variantschar6 variantsproie6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list