# abolir vs aboutir

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### abolir
*verb · IPA \a.bɔ.liʁ\ · frequency rank #15,076*
Mettre hors d’usage, anéantir, supprimer, abroger.

### aboutir
*verb · IPA \a.bu.tiʁ\ · frequency rank #7,777*
Toucher par un bout.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/abolir-vs-aboutir