Which to use
“abonné” is a noun and “abonnez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,162
- “abonné” frequency rank
- #28,036
- “abonnez” frequency rank
- 39198
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abonné | abonnez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Personne qui a contracté un abonnement. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe abonner. |
Same sound, different letters: abonné vs abonnez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. abonné runs 6 letters (VCVCCV) against abonnez's 7 (VCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - abonné / abonnez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: abonné and abonnez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \a.bɔ.ne\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39198, 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\. abonnez is at rank #28,036, tagged as averb, 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 39198, this pair ranks #249,743 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of abonné vs abonnez
Shared letters: abno. Private to "abonné": é. Private to "abonnez": ez.
"abonné" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "abonnez" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- abonnez ← abbonnez · abnonez · abonenz · abonez · abonnezz · abonnze · aobnnez · baonnez
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "abonné" and "abonnez" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "abonné" or "abonnez" show up more?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "abonné" / "abonnez". 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 "abonnez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #249,743 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abonné" and "abonnez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abonnées vs abonnez". 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 #249,743 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.