Which to use
“avortement” and “avortements” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,660
- “avortement” frequency rank
- #31,359
- “avortements” frequency rank
- 39019
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | avortement | avortements |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Expulsion d'un fœtus, d'un embryon pendant la période des 180 jours qui suivent sa conception. | Pluriel de avortement. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set avortement and avortements apart are highlighted. They share 10 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
This is the hard kind. avortement and avortements are pronounced identically (\a.vɔʁ.tə.mɑ̃\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “avortement” sits inside “avortements”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39019, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
avortement is recorded at frequency rank #7,660, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.vɔʁ.tə.mɑ̃\. avortements is at rank #31,359, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.vɔʁ.tə.mɑ̃\.
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 39019, this pair ranks #251,085 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of avortement vs avortements
Shared letters: aemnortv. Private to "avortement": -. Private to "avortements": s.
"avortement" · 10 letters · shape VCVCCVCVCC · "avortements" · 11 letters · shape VCVCCVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- avortement ← aovrtement · avoretment · avorrtement · avorteemnt · avortemennt · avortementt · avortemetn · avortemment
- avortements ← aovrtements · avoretments · avorrtements · avorteemnts · avortemennts · avortemenst · avortementss · avortementts
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "avortement" and "avortements" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "avortement" or "avortements"?
Remembering avortement vs avortements
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “avortement” entry
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