Which to use
“élit” and “emplit” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,669
- “élit” frequency rank
- #46,139
- “emplit” frequency rank
- 73808
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | élit | emplit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de élire. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de emplir. |
Where the eye mixes élit and emplit
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: élit vs emplit
A purely visual mix-up. élit (\e.li\) and emplit (\ɑ̃.pli\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73808, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
élit is recorded at frequency rank #27,669, classified as averb, pronounced \e.li\. emplit is at rank #46,139, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.pli\.
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 73808, this pair ranks #39,190 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of élit vs emplit
Shared letters: ilt. Private to "élit": é. Private to "emplit": emp.
"élit" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "emplit" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- emplit ← emlpit · emmplit · empilt · emplitt · empllit · emplti · empplit · epmlit
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "élit" and "emplit" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "élit" or "emplit"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "élit" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "emplit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #39,190 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "élit" and "emplit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "émit vs emplit". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #39,190 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.