Which to use
“aboie” and “avoit” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,655
- “aboie” frequency rank
- #39,168
- “avoit” frequency rank
- 71823
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aboie | avoit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe aboyer. | Ancienne forme d’avait, troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait du verbe avoir. |
Where the eye mixes aboie and avoit
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. aboie (VCVVV) and avoit (VCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: aboie vs avoit
A purely visual mix-up. aboie (\a.bwa\) and avoit (\a.vwɛ\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71823, 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\. avoit is at rank #39,168, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.vwɛ\.
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 71823, this pair ranks #46,166 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of aboie vs avoit
Shared letters: aio. Private to "aboie": be. Private to "avoit": tv.
"aboie" · 5 letters · shape VCVVV · "avoit" · 5 letters · shape VCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aboie" for "avoit" ever safe?
Which is more common, "aboie" or "avoit"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "aboie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "avoit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #46,166 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aboie" and "avoit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Alost vs avoit". 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 #46,166 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.