empruntent

\ɑ̃.pʁœ̃t\

/\ɑ̃.pʁœ̃t\/ verb

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The verdict

“empruntent” has 16 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #23,195. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,195
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de emprunter.

Corpus desk

Index FR-empruntent · empruntent · French

empruntent · rank #23,195 · 16 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,195
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH EHPAD

Nearest frequency peer: EHPAD (-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 « empruntent »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « empruntent » 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).

empruntent vs emprunter
80% similar
empruntent vs emprunteur
80% similar
empruntent vs emprunté
70% similar

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

Key facts for empruntent
PropertyValue
Headwordempruntent
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɑ̃.pʁœ̃t\
Letters10
Frequency rank#23,195
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « empruntent »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).empruntentse 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 « EHPAD » (#23,194), « endormis » (#23,196), « eagles » (#23,193). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « empruntent » est au #23,195. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around empruntent (IPA \ɑ̃.pʁœ̃t\), averb. Corpus frequency is #23,195 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for empruntent, with forms such as "emmpruntent", "emppruntent", and "emprnutent". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "emprunter", "emprunteur", "emprunté", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is empruntent, spelled E-M-P-R-U-N-T-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de emprunter.
  2. 2
    Troisième personne du pluriel du présent du subjonctif de emprunter.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Les trois hommes empruntent bientôt l’impasse et tandis que Romain repart vers le parking, Jeanjean et Sébastien grimpent quatre à quatre les escaliers.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emmpruntent
  • emppruntent
  • emprnutent
  • emprruntent
  • emprunetnt
  • emprunntent
  • empruntennt
  • empruntentt
  • empruntetn
  • empruntnet
  • emprunttent
  • emprutnent
  • empurntent
  • emrpuntent
  • epmruntent
  • mepruntent

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of empruntent - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

emmpruntent1emppruntent1emprnutent2emprruntent1emprunetnt2emprunntent1empruntennt1empruntentt1
Edit distance from "empruntent"

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 "empruntent"?
"empruntent" is spelled E-M-P-R-U-N-T-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.pʁœ̃t\.
What does "empruntent" mean?
As a verb, "empruntent" means: Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de emprunter.
What words are commonly confused with "empruntent"?
"empruntent" is commonly confused with "emprunter", "emprunteur", "emprunté". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "empruntent"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "empruntent" is \ɑ̃.pʁœ̃t\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "empruntent" come from?
"empruntent" 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 "empruntent", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

déficience#23,184découvrira#23,183expliquera#23,208government#23,226

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

dépositaire16 variantsdiversifiée16 variantsgermaniques16 variantsdessinateurs16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list