Which to use
“boycotte” and “boycotter” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,617
- “boycotte” frequency rank
- #20,065
- “boycotter” frequency rank
- 66682
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | boycotte | boycotter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe boycotter. | Volontairement et systématiquement éviter, refuser d’acheter les produits ou services d'une entreprise ou d'une nation afin d’exprimer son désaccord envers leur comportement. |
Where the eye mixes boycotte and boycotter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between boycotte and boycotter
A purely visual mix-up. boycotte (\bɔj.kɔt\) and boycotter (\bɔj.kɔ.te\) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “boycotte” sits inside “boycotter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66682, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
boycotte is recorded at frequency rank #46,617, classified as averb, pronounced \bɔj.kɔt\. boycotter is at rank #20,065, tagged as averb, pronounced \bɔj.kɔ.te\.
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 66682, this pair ranks #66,742 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of boycotte vs boycotter
Shared letters: bceoty. Private to "boycotte": -. Private to "boycotter": r.
"boycotte" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCCV · "boycotter" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "boycotte" and "boycotter" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "boycotte" vs "boycotter" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "boycotte" and "boycotter" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "boycotte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "boycotter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #66,742 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "boycotte" and "boycotter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "boycott vs boycotte". 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 #66,742 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.