Which to use
“aboutir” and “ajouter” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,777
- “aboutir” frequency rank
- #1,648
- “ajouter” frequency rank
- 9425
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aboutir | ajouter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Toucher par un bout. | Mettre en plus. |
Where the eye mixes aboutir and ajouter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between aboutir and ajouter
A purely visual mix-up. aboutir (\a.bu.tiʁ\) and ajouter (\a.ʒu.te\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9425, 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\. ajouter is at rank #1,648, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.ʒu.te\.
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 9425, this pair ranks #416,687 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of aboutir vs ajouter
Shared letters: aortu. Private to "aboutir": bi. Private to "ajouter": ej.
"aboutir" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCVC · "ajouter" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aboutir" for "ajouter" ever safe?
Frequency check: "aboutir" vs "ajouter" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "aboutir" and "ajouter" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aboutir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ajouter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #416,687 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aboutir" and "ajouter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aboutie vs aboutir". 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 #416,687 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.