élaborevsélaborerWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“élabore” and “élaborer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#21,513
“élabore” frequency rank
#10,430
“élaborer” frequency rank
31943
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature élabore élaborer
Definition Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de élaborer. Préparer un produit par un long travail.

Where the eye mixes élabore and élaborer

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

7 ch
élabore
8 ch
élaborer

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. élabore (\e.la.bɔʁ\) and élaborer (\e.la.bɔ.ʁe\) 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) - “élabore” sits inside “élaborer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31943, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

élabore is recorded at frequency rank #21,513, classified as averb, pronounced \e.la.bɔʁ\. élaborer is at rank #10,430, tagged as averb, pronounced \e.la.bɔ.ʁe\.

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 31943, this pair ranks #300,590 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of élabore vs élaborer

Shared letters: abeloré. Private to "élabore": -. Private to "élaborer": -.

"élabore" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV  ·  "élaborer" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "élabore" and "élaborer" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\e.la.bɔʁ\ versus \e.la.bɔ.ʁe\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "élabore" or "élaborer"?
"élaborer" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,430 in our French list, against #21,513 for "élabore". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list