Which to use
“batteurs” is a noun and “battues” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,744
- “batteurs” frequency rank
- #22,778
- “battues” frequency rank
- 70522
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | batteurs | battues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de batteur. | Féminin pluriel de battu. |
Where the eye mixes batteurs and battues
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: batteurs vs battues
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: batteurs is \ba.tœʁ\ while battues is \ba.ty\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70522, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
batteurs is recorded at frequency rank #47,744, classified as anoun, pronounced \ba.tœʁ\. battues is at rank #22,778, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ba.ty\.
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 70522, this pair ranks #51,009 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of batteurs vs battues
Shared letters: abestu. Private to "batteurs": r. Private to "battues": -.
"batteurs" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC · "battues" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "batteurs" and "battues" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "batteurs" vs "battues" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "batteurs" and "battues" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "batteurs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "battues" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #51,009 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "batteurs" and "battues" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "battles vs battues". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #51,009 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.