Which to use
“abonnées” is a noun and “abonner” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,298
- “abonnées” frequency rank
- #15,790
- “abonner” frequency rank
- 64088
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abonnées | abonner |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de abonnée. | Aborner, fixer par des bornes les limites d’un champ. |
Same sound, different letters: abonnées vs abonner
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. abonnées runs 8 letters (VCVCCVVC) against abonner's 7 (VCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - abonnées / abonner
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: abonnées and abonner 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 64088, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abonnées is recorded at frequency rank #48,298, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.bɔ.ne\. abonner is at rank #15,790, 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 64088, this pair ranks #78,742 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of abonnées vs abonner
Shared letters: abeno. Private to "abonnées": sé. Private to "abonner": r.
"abonnées" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVVC · "abonner" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- abonner ← abbonner · abnoner · abonenr · aboner · abonnerr · abonnre · aobnner · baonner
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "abonnées" and "abonner" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "abonnées" vs "abonner" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "abonnées" / "abonner". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "abonnées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "abonner" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #78,742 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abonnées" and "abonner" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abonnées vs abordées". 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 #78,742 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.