aboievsabrogéWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: aboie is a verb, abrogé is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“aboie” is a verb and “abrogé” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#32,655
“aboie” frequency rank
#32,255
“abrogé” frequency rank
64910
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aboie abrogé
Definition Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe aboyer. Supprimé, annulé, en parlant des lois, décrets, arrêtés, etc.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set aboie and abrogé apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
aboie
6 ch
abrogé

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: aboie is \a.bwa\ while abrogé is \a.bʁɔ.ʒe\. 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 64910, 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\. abrogé is at rank #32,255, tagged as anadj, pronounced \a.bʁɔ.ʒe\.

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 64910, this pair ranks #74,756 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of aboie vs abrogé

Shared letters: abo. Private to "aboie": ei. Private to "abrogé": gré.

"aboie" · 5 letters · shape VCVVV  ·  "abrogé" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • aboieabboie · abioe · aboei · aobie · baoie

Frequency comparison

aboie#32,655
abrogé#32,255

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "aboie" and "abrogé" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "aboie" is a verb and "abrogé" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "aboie" or "abrogé"?
"abrogé" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #32,255 in our French list, against #32,655 for "aboie". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering aboie vs abrogé

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “aboie”; for an adjective, it's “abrogé”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “aboie” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list