Which to use
“battez” and “battra” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,497
- “battez” frequency rank
- #30,487
- “battra” frequency rank
- 52984
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | battez | battra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe battre. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de battre. |
Where the eye mixes battez and battra
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. battez (CVCCVC) and battra (CVCCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses battez with battra
A purely visual mix-up. battez (\ba.te\) and battra (\ba.tʁa\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52984, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
battez is recorded at frequency rank #22,497, classified as averb, pronounced \ba.te\. battra is at rank #30,487, tagged as averb, pronounced \ba.tʁa\.
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 52984, this pair ranks #143,901 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of battez vs battra
Shared letters: abt. Private to "battez": ez. Private to "battra": r.
"battez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "battra" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "battez" and "battra" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "battez" or "battra" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "battez" and "battra" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "battez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "battra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #143,901 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "battez" and "battra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "battra vs battrai". 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 #143,901 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.