emprise

\ɑ̃.pʁiz\

/\ɑ̃.pʁiz\/ noun

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The verdict

“emprise” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #8,997. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,997
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de prendre des terrains par expropriation.

Corpus desk

Index FR-emprise · emprise · French

emprise · rank #8,997 · 10 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,997
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH emprunté

Nearest frequency peer: emprunté (+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 « emprise »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « emprise » 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).

emprise vs épris
57% similar
emprise vs épuisé
43% similar
emprise vs éprise
71% similar

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

Key facts for emprise
PropertyValue
Headwordemprise
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɑ̃.pʁiz\
Letters7
Frequency rank#8,997
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « emprise »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.emprisese place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « emprunté » (#8,998), « désordre » (#8,995), « enregistrements » (#8,999). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « emprise » est au #8,997. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around emprise (IPA \ɑ̃.pʁiz\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,997 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for emprise, with forms such as "emmprise", "empirse", and "empprise". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "épris", "épuisé", "éprise", 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is emprise, spelled E-M-P-R-I-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de prendre des terrains par expropriation.
  2. 2
    Occupation d’une région, d’un territoire.
  3. 3
    Projection d'une construction sur une surface.
  4. 4
    Terrain utilisé par un moyen de transport, comme une route, une voie ferrée, une piste cyclable, et l’ensemble des espaces nécessaires à son entretien ou à son exploitation.
  5. 5
    Envahissement ; mainmise.
  6. 6
    Influence ou domination exercée sur une ou plusieurs personnes et qui a pour résultat qu’elle s’empare de son esprit ou de sa volonté.
  7. 7
    Rapport de domination dans une relation amoureuse.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le classement, l'ouverture, la modification de tracé et d’emprise des voies communales effectués dans le cadre des dispositions du présent article sont prononcés sans enquête.
  2. Les rochers dans l’étage nival ne comportent en général pas de Phanérogames, […]. La roche est attaquée par les Lichens qui portent aux hautes altitudes l’emprise du règne végétal.

This word in other languages

grip(English)influencia(Español)Beschlagnahme(Deutsch)expropriação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emmprise
  • empirse
  • empprise
  • empries
  • emprisse
  • emprrise
  • emprsie
  • emrpise
  • epmrise
  • meprise

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of emprise - 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.

emmprise1empirse2empprise1empries2emprisse1emprrise1emprsie2emrpise2
Edit distance from "emprise"

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 "emprise"?
"emprise" is spelled E-M-P-R-I-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.pʁiz\.
What does "emprise" mean?
As a noun, "emprise" means: Action de prendre des terrains par expropriation.
What words are commonly confused with "emprise"?
"emprise" is commonly confused with "épris", "épuisé", "éprise". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "emprise"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "emprise" is \ɑ̃.pʁiz\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "emprise" come from?
"emprise" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

dépêche#8,994déposée#8,993décédée#8,992exclure#9,004

Similar misspelling depth

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

diviser10 variantscontrer10 variantscombiné10 variantsJupiter10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list