empare

\ɑ̃.paʁ\

/\ɑ̃.paʁ\/ verb

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The verdict

“empare” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #13,782. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,782
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de emparer.

Corpus desk

Index FR-empare · empare · French

empare · rank #13,782 · 7 variants · 19 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,782
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH embêter

Nearest frequency peer: embêter (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « empare »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « empare » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

empare vs épave
50% similar
empare vs épars
50% similar
empare vs épaté
33% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for empare
PropertyValue
Headwordempare
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɑ̃.paʁ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#13,782
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « empare »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).emparese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « embêter » (#13,781), « enrichi » (#13,783), « Elvis » (#13,780). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « empare » est au #13,782. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around empare (IPA \ɑ̃.paʁ\), averb. Corpus frequency is #13,782 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for empare, with forms such as "emapre", "emmpare", and "empaer". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "épave", "épars", "épaté", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is empare, spelled E-M-P-A-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de emparer.
  2. 2
    Troisième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de emparer.
  3. 3
    Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de emparer.
  4. 4
    Troisième personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de emparer.
  5. 5
    Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif de emparer.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how empare appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Le roc lentement se meut et s’élève, tandis que se continue la lutte ; une peur croissante s’empare des misérables, de qui le courage faiblit ; ils hésitent ; mais toujours brave devant le danger, la jeune fille, d’un assaut terrible, heurte l’un des agresseurs qui perd pied et choit dans l’abîme où il disparaît en hurlant une malédiction aussitôt étouffée.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emapre
  • emmpare
  • empaer
  • emppare
  • emprae
  • epmare
  • mepare

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of empare - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

emapre2emmpare1empaer2emppare1emprae2epmare2mepare2
Edit distance from "empare"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "empare"?
"empare" is spelled E-M-P-A-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.paʁ\.
What does "empare" mean?
As a verb, "empare" means: Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de emparer.
What words are commonly confused with "empare"?
"empare" is commonly confused with "épave", "épars", "épaté". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "empare"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "empare" is \ɑ̃.paʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "empare" come from?
"empare" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "empare", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

escroc#13,785excite#13,786forest#13,795froids#13,796

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

direz7 variantsjetée7 variantsjoker7 variantsKlaus7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list