abonnéesvsabonnésWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: abonnées is a noun, abonnés is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set abonnées and abonnés apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
abonnées
7 ch
abonnés

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

Frequency comparison

abonnées#48,298
abonnés#4,396

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "abonnées" and "abonnés" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "abonnées" is a noun and "abonnés" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "abonnées" or "abonnés"?
"abonnés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,396 in our French list, against #48,298 for "abonnées". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering abonnées vs abonnés

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “abonnées”; for an adjective, it's “abonnés”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “abonnées” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list