Which to use
“abattre” is a verb and “abattues” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,489
- “abattre” frequency rank
- #41,098
- “abattues” frequency rank
- 49587
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abattre | abattues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mettre à bas ; jeter à terre ; faire tomber. | Féminin pluriel de abattu. |
Where the eye mixes abattre and abattues
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. abattre runs 7 letters (VCVCCCV) against abattues's 8 (VCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: abattre vs abattues
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: abattre is \a.batʁ\ while abattues is \a.ba.ty\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49587, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abattre is recorded at frequency rank #8,489, classified as averb, pronounced \a.batʁ\. abattues is at rank #41,098, tagged as anadj, pronounced \a.ba.ty\.
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 49587, this pair ranks #169,425 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of abattre vs abattues
Shared letters: abet. Private to "abattre": r. Private to "abattues": su.
"abattre" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCCV · "abattues" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "abattre" and "abattues" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "abattre" or "abattues" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "abattre" and "abattues" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "abattre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "abattues" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #169,425 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abattre" and "abattues" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abattue vs abattues". 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 #169,425 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.