emparer

\ɑ̃.pa.ʁe\

/\ɑ̃.pa.ʁe\/ verb

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The verdict

“emparer” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #9,477. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,477
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fortifier, mettre en état de défense.

Corpus desk

Index FR-emparer · emparer · French

emparer · rank #9,477 · 10 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,477
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH dépassent

Nearest frequency peer: dépassent (-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 « emparer »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « emparer » 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).

emparer vs empire
71% similar
emparer vs épater
57% similar
emparer vs espérer
71% similar

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

Key facts for emparer
PropertyValue
Headwordemparer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɑ̃.pa.ʁe\
Letters7
Frequency rank#9,477
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « emparer »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.emparerse 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 « dépassent » (#9,476), « engagent » (#9,478), « départementales » (#9,475). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « emparer » est au #9,477. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around emparer (IPA \ɑ̃.pa.ʁe\), averb. Corpus frequency is #9,477 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Fortifier, mettre en état de défense.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for emparer, with forms such as "emaprer", "emmparer", and "empaerr". 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 16 confusable-pair relationships, "empire", "épater", "espérer", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 emparer, spelled E-M-P-A-R-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fortifier, mettre en état de défense.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Emparer une ville.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emaprer
  • emmparer
  • empaerr
  • emparerr
  • emparre
  • emparrer
  • empparer
  • empraer
  • epmarer
  • meparer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of emparer - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

emaprer2emmparer1empaerr2emparerr1emparre2emparrer1empparer1empraer2
Edit distance from "emparer"

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 "emparer"?
"emparer" is spelled E-M-P-A-R-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.pa.ʁe\.
What does "emparer" mean?
As a verb, "emparer" means: Fortifier, mettre en état de défense.
What words are commonly confused with "emparer"?
"emparer" is commonly confused with "empire", "épater", "espérer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "emparer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "emparer" is \ɑ̃.pa.ʁe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "emparer" come from?
"emparer" 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 "emparer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

escorte#9,480divisée#9,471coûteux#9,460légères#9,508

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

commente10 variantsmenacée10 variantsmignonne10 variantsarrivées10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list