abonner

\a.bɔ.ne\

/\a.bɔ.ne\/ verb

The verdict

“abonner” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #15,790 in French word frequency and used as a verb.

#15,790
frequency rank, French
7
letters
8
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Aborner, fixer par des bornes les limites d’un champ.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

abonner vs adonne
71% similar
abonner vs aboyer
71% similar
abonner vs abonnés
71% similar

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

Key facts for abonner
PropertyValue
Headwordabonner
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\a.bɔ.ne\
Letters7
Frequency rank#15,790
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “abonner” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). abonner lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for abonner is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \a.bɔ.ne\. Corpus data places it at rank #15,790 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for abonner, with forms such as "abbonner", "abnoner", and "abonenr". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "adonne", "aboyer", "abonnés", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is abonner, spelled A-B-O-N-N-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Aborner, fixer par des bornes les limites d’un champ.
  2. 2
    Composer à un prix déterminé d’une taxe, d’une redevance casuelle.
  3. 3
    Contracter un engagement.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: abbonner,abnoner,abonenr,aboner,abonnerr,abonnre,aobnner,baonner

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of abonner - 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.

abbonner1abnoner2abonenr2aboner1abonnerr1abonnre2aobnner2baonner2
Edit distance from "abonner"

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 "abonner"?
"abonner" is spelled A-B-O-N-N-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \a.bɔ.ne\.
What does "abonner" mean?
As a verb, "abonner" means: Aborner, fixer par des bornes les limites d’un champ.
What words are commonly confused with "abonner"?
"abonner" is commonly confused with "adonne", "aboyer", "abonnés". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "abonner"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abonner" is \a.bɔ.ne\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abonner" come from?
"abonner" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “abonner”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is A-B-O-N-N-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \a.bɔ.ne\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “adonne” - see the side-by-side comparison. abonner vs adonne
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list