abrogévsabrogerWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#32,255
“abrogé” frequency rank
#30,446
“abroger” frequency rank
62701
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature abrogé abroger
Definition Supprimé, annulé, en parlant des lois, décrets, arrêtés, etc. Rendre nul, principalement en parlant de lois, de coutumes.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set abrogé and abroger apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
abrogé
7 ch
abroger

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: abrogé and abroger 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62701, 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\. abroger is at rank #30,446, 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 62701, this pair ranks #85,769 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of abrogé vs abroger

Shared letters: abgor. Private to "abrogé": é. Private to "abroger": e.

"abrogé" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV  ·  "abroger" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • abrogerabbroger · aborger · abrgoer · abroegr · abrogerr · abrogger · abrogre · abrroger

Frequency comparison

abrogé#32,255
abroger#30,446

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "abrogé" and "abroger" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "abrogé" is an adjective and "abroger" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "abrogé" or "abroger"?
"abroger" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,446 in our French list, against #32,255 for "abrogé". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering abrogé vs abroger

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 “abroger”.
  • 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