Which to use
“abandonnent” and “abandonner” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,526
- “abandonnent” frequency rank
- #3,376
- “abandonner” frequency rank
- 19902
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abandonnent | abandonner |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe abandonner. | Ne plus vouloir de quelque chose ou de quelqu’un. |
Where the eye mixes abandonnent and abandonner
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. abandonnent runs 11 letters (VCVCCVCCVCC) against abandonner's 10 (VCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses abandonnent with abandonner
A purely visual mix-up. abandonnent (\a.bɑ̃.dɔn\) and abandonner (\a.bɑ̃.dɔ.ne\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19902, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abandonnent is recorded at frequency rank #16,526, classified as averb, pronounced \a.bɑ̃.dɔn\. 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 19902, this pair ranks #370,948 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of abandonnent vs abandonner
Shared letters: abdeno. Private to "abandonnent": t. Private to "abandonner": r.
"abandonnent" · 11 letters · shape VCVCCVCCVCC · "abandonner" · 10 letters · shape VCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- abandonnent ← aabndonnent · abadnonnent · abanddonnent · abandnonent · abandonennt · abandonent · abandonnennt · abandonnentt
- abandonner ← aabndonner · abadnonner · abanddonner · abandnoner · abandonenr · abandoner · abandonnerr · abandonnre
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "abandonnent" for "abandonner" ever safe?
Frequency check: "abandonnent" vs "abandonner" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "abandonnent" 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 #370,948 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abandonnent" and "abandonner" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abandonnent 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 #370,948 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.