Which to use
“abandonnées” is a noun and “abandonner” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,789
- “abandonnées” frequency rank
- #3,376
- “abandonner” frequency rank
- 19165
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abandonnées | abandonner |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de abandonnée. | Ne plus vouloir de quelque chose ou de quelqu’un. |
Same sound, different letters: abandonnées vs abandonner
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters. abandonnées runs 11 letters (VCVCCVCCVVC) against abandonner's 10 (VCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - abandonnées / abandonner
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: abandonnées and abandonner carry the same recorded pronunciation, \a.bɑ̃.dɔ.ne\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, 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 19165, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abandonnées is recorded at frequency rank #15,789, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.bɑ̃.dɔ.ne\. abandonner is at rank #3,376, 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 19165, this pair ranks #374,639 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of abandonnées vs abandonner
Shared letters: abdeno. Private to "abandonnées": sé. Private to "abandonner": r.
"abandonnées" · 11 letters · shape VCVCCVCCVVC · "abandonner" · 10 letters · shape VCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- abandonner ← aabndonner · abadnonner · abanddonner · abandnoner · abandonenr · abandoner · abandonnerr · abandonnre
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "abandonnées" and "abandonner" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "abandonnées" or "abandonner"?
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 "abandonnées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "abandonner" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #374,639 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abandonnées" and "abandonner" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abandonnées vs abandonnons". 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 #374,639 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.