affranchivsaffranchitWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#34,849
“affranchi” frequency rank
#43,761
“affranchit” frequency rank
78610
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature affranchi affranchit
Definition Libre de droit. Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de affranchir.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set affranchi and affranchit apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
affranchi
10 ch
affranchit

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: affranchi and affranchit carry the same recorded pronunciation, \a.fʁɑ̃.ʃi\. 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) - “affranchi” sits inside “affranchit”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78610, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

affranchi is recorded at frequency rank #34,849, classified as anadj, pronounced \a.fʁɑ̃.ʃi\. affranchit is at rank #43,761, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.fʁɑ̃.ʃi\.

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 78610, this pair ranks #25,301 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of affranchi vs affranchit

Shared letters: acfhinr. Private to "affranchi": -. Private to "affranchit": t.

"affranchi" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCCV  ·  "affranchit" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • affranchiaffarnchi · affracnhi · affrancchi · affranchhi · affrancih · affranhci · affrannchi · affrnachi
  • affranchitaffarnchit · affracnhit · affrancchit · affranchhit · affranchitt · affranchti · affranciht · affranhcit

Frequency comparison

affranchi#34,849
affranchit#43,761

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "affranchi" and "affranchit" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "affranchi" is an adjective and "affranchit" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "affranchi" or "affranchit"?
"affranchi" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #34,849 in our French list, against #43,761 for "affranchit". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering affranchi vs affranchit

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “affranchi”; for a verb, it's “affranchit”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “affranchi” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

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