Which to use
“abcès” and “aubes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,675
- “abcès” frequency rank
- #43,787
- “aubes” frequency rank
- 71462
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abcès | aubes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Poche de pus dans une cavité formée aux dépens des tissus environnants. | Pluriel de aube. |
Where the eye mixes abcès and aubes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. abcès (VCCVC) and aubes (VVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between abcès and aubes
A purely visual mix-up. abcès (\ap.sɛ\) and aubes (\ob\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71462, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abcès is recorded at frequency rank #27,675, classified as anoun, pronounced \ap.sɛ\. aubes is at rank #43,787, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ob\.
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 71462, this pair ranks #47,470 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of abcès vs aubes
Shared letters: abs. Private to "abcès": cè. Private to "aubes": eu.
"abcès" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "aubes" · 5 letters · shape VVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- aubes ← aubbes · aubess · auebs · uabes
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "abcès" and "aubes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "abcès" or "aubes"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "abcès" and "aubes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "abcès" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aubes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #47,470 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abcès" and "aubes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aubes vs aves". 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 #47,470 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.