Which to use
“abandonné” is an adjective and “abandonnez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,309
- “abandonné” frequency rank
- #32,654
- “abandonnez” frequency rank
- 35963
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abandonné | abandonnez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui a été laissé seul. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe abandonner. |
Same sound, different letters: abandonné vs abandonnez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. abandonné runs 9 letters (VCVCCVCCV) against abandonnez's 10 (VCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - abandonné and abandonnez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: abandonné and abandonnez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \a.bɑ̃.dɔ.ne\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35963, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abandonné is recorded at frequency rank #3,309, classified as anadj, pronounced \a.bɑ̃.dɔ.ne\. abandonnez is at rank #32,654, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.bɑ̃.dɔ.ne\.
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 35963, this pair ranks #272,945 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of abandonné vs abandonnez
Shared letters: abdno. Private to "abandonné": é. Private to "abandonnez": ez.
"abandonné" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCCV · "abandonnez" · 10 letters · shape VCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- abandonnez ← aabndonnez · abadnonnez · abanddonnez · abandnonez · abandonenz · abandonez · abandonnezz · abandonnze
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "abandonné" and "abandonnez" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "abandonné" or "abandonnez"?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "abandonné" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "abandonnez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #272,945 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abandonné" and "abandonnez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abandonnera vs abandonnez". 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 #272,945 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.