Which to use
“abattue” is a verb and “abattues” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,469
- “abattue” frequency rank
- #41,098
- “abattues” frequency rank
- 63567
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abattue | abattues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier du verbe abattre. | Féminin pluriel de abattu. |
Same sound, different letters: abattue vs abattues
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. abattue runs 7 letters (VCVCCVV) against abattues's 8 (VCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: abattue vs abattues
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: abattue and abattues carry the same recorded pronunciation, \a.ba.ty\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “abattue” sits inside “abattues”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63567, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abattue is recorded at frequency rank #22,469, classified as averb, pronounced \a.ba.ty\. 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 63567, this pair ranks #81,339 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of abattue vs abattues
Shared letters: abetu. Private to "abattue": -. Private to "abattues": s.
"abattue" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVV · "abattues" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "abattue" and "abattues" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "abattue" or "abattues"?
After this comparison
"abattue" and "abattues" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "abattue" 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 #81,339 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abattue" and "abattues" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abattues vs abattus". 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 #81,339 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.