abrogévsabrogéeWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: abrogé is a adjective, abrogée is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“abrogé” is an adjective and “abrogée” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#32,255
“abrogé” frequency rank
#45,405
“abrogée” frequency rank
77660
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature abrogé abrogée
Definition Supprimé, annulé, en parlant des lois, décrets, arrêtés, etc. Participe passé féminin singulier du verbe abroger.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set abrogé and abrogée apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
abrogé
7 ch
abrogée

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: abrogé and abrogée carry the same recorded pronunciation, \a.bʁɔ.ʒe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “abrogé” sits inside “abrogée”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77660, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

abrogé is recorded at frequency rank #32,255, classified as anadj, pronounced \a.bʁɔ.ʒe\. abrogée is at rank #45,405, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.bʁɔ.ʒe\.

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 77660, this pair ranks #27,769 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of abrogé vs abrogée

Shared letters: abgoré. Private to "abrogé": -. Private to "abrogée": e.

"abrogé" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV  ·  "abrogée" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV

Frequency comparison

abrogé#32,255
abrogée#45,405

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "abrogé" and "abrogée" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "abrogé" is an adjective and "abrogée" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "abrogé" or "abrogée"?
"abrogé" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #32,255 in our French list, against #45,405 for "abrogée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering abrogé vs abrogée

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list