Which to use
“aboutir” and “aboutit” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,777
- “aboutir” frequency rank
- #10,814
- “aboutit” frequency rank
- 18591
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aboutir | aboutit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Toucher par un bout. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de aboutir. |
Where the eye mixes aboutir and aboutit
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between aboutir and aboutit
A purely visual mix-up. aboutir (\a.bu.tiʁ\) and aboutit (\a.bu.ti\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - r in “aboutir” becomes t in “aboutit”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18591, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aboutir is recorded at frequency rank #7,777, classified as averb, pronounced \a.bu.tiʁ\. aboutit is at rank #10,814, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.bu.ti\.
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 18591, this pair ranks #377,525 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of aboutir vs aboutit
Shared letters: abiotu. Private to "aboutir": r. Private to "aboutit": -.
"aboutir" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCVC · "aboutit" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aboutir" for "aboutit" ever safe?
Frequency check: "aboutir" vs "aboutit" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "aboutir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aboutit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #377,525 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aboutir" and "aboutit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aboutit vs avouait". 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 #377,525 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.