Which to use
“abonné” is a noun and “abonnés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,162
- “abonné” frequency rank
- #4,396
- “abonnés” frequency rank
- 15558
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abonné | abonnés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Personne qui a contracté un abonnement. | Masculin pluriel de abonné. |
Same sound, different letters: abonné vs abonnés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. abonné runs 6 letters (VCVCCV) against abonnés's 7 (VCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - abonné and abonnés
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: abonné and abonnés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \a.bɔ.ne\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “abonné” sits inside “abonnés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15558, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abonné is recorded at frequency rank #11,162, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.bɔ.ne\. abonnés is at rank #4,396, tagged as anadj, pronounced \a.bɔ.ne\.
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 15558, this pair ranks #391,832 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of abonné vs abonnés
Shared letters: abnoé. Private to "abonné": -. Private to "abonnés": s.
"abonné" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "abonnés" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "abonné" for "abonnés" ever safe?
Frequency check: "abonné" vs "abonnés" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "abonné" / "abonnés". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "abonné" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "abonnés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #391,832 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abonné" and "abonnés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abonné vs abonnées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #391,832 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.