Which to use
“battra” and “battre” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,487
- “battra” frequency rank
- #1,765
- “battre” frequency rank
- 32252
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | battra | battre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de battre. | Frapper de coups répétés. |
Where the eye mixes battra and battre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. battra and battre follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses battra with battre
A purely visual mix-up. battra (\ba.tʁa\) 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 differ by a single letter - a in “battra” becomes e in “battre”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32252, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
battra is recorded at frequency rank #30,487, classified as averb, pronounced \ba.tʁa\. 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 32252, this pair ranks #298,479 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of battra vs battre
Shared letters: abrt. Private to "battra": -. Private to "battre": e.
"battra" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "battre" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "battra" for "battre" ever safe?
Frequency check: "battra" vs "battre" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "battra" 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 #298,479 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "battra" and "battre" 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 #298,479 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.