# absents vs abstenus

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### absents
*adjective · IPA \ap.sɑ̃\ · frequency rank #10,266*
Masculin pluriel de absent.

### abstenus
*verb · IPA \abs.tə.ny\ · frequency rank #34,842*
Participe passé masculin pluriel de abstenir.

## Source
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