Which to use
“abonnées” is a noun and “abonnés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,298
- “abonnées” frequency rank
- #4,396
- “abonnés” frequency rank
- 52694
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abonnées | abonnés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de abonnée. | Masculin pluriel de abonné. |
Same sound, different letters: abonnées vs abonnés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. abonnées runs 8 letters (VCVCCVVC) against abonnés's 7 (VCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - abonnées / abonnés
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: abonnées 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52694, 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\. 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 52694, this pair ranks #145,920 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of abonnées vs abonnés
Shared letters: abnosé. Private to "abonnées": e. Private to "abonnés": -.
"abonnées" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVVC · "abonnés" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "abonnées" and "abonnés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "abonnées" or "abonnés"?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "abonnées" / "abonnés". 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 "abonnés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #145,920 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abonnées" and "abonnés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abonnées vs abordées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #145,920 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.