Which to use
“aboie” is a verb and “abois” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,655
- “aboie” frequency rank
- #34,382
- “abois” frequency rank
- 67037
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aboie | abois |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe aboyer. | Pluriel d’aboi. |
Same sound, different letters: aboie vs abois
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters. aboie (VCVVV) and abois (VCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Same sound, different spelling - aboie / abois
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: aboie and abois carry the same recorded pronunciation, \a.bwa\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by a single letter - e in “aboie” becomes s in “abois”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67037, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aboie is recorded at frequency rank #32,655, classified as averb, pronounced \a.bwa\. abois is at rank #34,382, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.bwa\.
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 67037, this pair ranks #65,178 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of aboie vs abois
Shared letters: abio. Private to "aboie": e. Private to "abois": s.
"aboie" · 5 letters · shape VCVVV · "abois" · 5 letters · shape VCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "aboie" and "abois" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "aboie" vs "abois" - which ranks higher?
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 "aboie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "abois" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #65,178 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aboie" and "abois" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abois vs Artis". 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 #65,178 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.