Which to use
“boycott” is a noun and “boycotte” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,114
- “boycott” frequency rank
- #46,617
- “boycotte” frequency rank
- 58731
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | boycott | boycotte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Refus systématique, libre, volontaire et idéologique de consommer les produits ou services d’une entreprise ou d’une nation. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe boycotter. |
Same sound, different letters: boycott vs boycotte
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters.
Homophone desk: boycott vs boycotte
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: boycott and boycotte carry the same recorded pronunciation, \bɔj.kɔt\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “boycott” sits inside “boycotte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58731, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
boycott is recorded at frequency rank #12,114, classified as anoun, pronounced \bɔj.kɔt\. boycotte is at rank #46,617, tagged as averb, pronounced \bɔj.kɔt\.
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 58731, this pair ranks #107,271 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of boycott vs boycotte
Shared letters: bcoty. Private to "boycott": -. Private to "boycotte": e.
"boycott" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC · "boycotte" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "boycott" vs "boycotte" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
"boycott" and "boycotte" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "boycott" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "boycotte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #107,271 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "boycott" and "boycotte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "boycotte vs boycotter". 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 #107,271 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.