Which to use
“battit” and “battre” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,622
- “battit” frequency rank
- #1,765
- “battre” frequency rank
- 42387
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | battit | battre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de battre. | Frapper de coups répétés. |
Where the eye mixes battit and battre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. battit (CVCCVC) and battre (CVCCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses battit with battre
A purely visual mix-up. battit (\ba.ti\) and battre (\batʁ\) 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 42387, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
battit is recorded at frequency rank #40,622, classified as averb, pronounced \ba.ti\. battre is at rank #1,765, tagged as averb, pronounced \batʁ\.
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 42387, this pair ranks #226,016 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of battit vs battre
Shared letters: abt. Private to "battit": i. Private to "battre": er.
"battit" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "battre" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "battit" and "battre" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "battit" or "battre"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "battit" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "battre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #226,016 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "battit" and "battre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "battit vs bottin". 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 #226,016 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.