Which to use
“élites” is a noun and “émises” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,486
- “élites” frequency rank
- #14,829
- “émises” frequency rank
- 23315
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | élites | émises |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de élite. | Participe passé féminin pluriel de émettre. |
Where the eye mixes élites and émises
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: élites vs émises
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: élites is \e.lit\ while émises is \e.miz\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23315, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
élites is recorded at frequency rank #8,486, classified as anoun, pronounced \e.lit\. émises is at rank #14,829, tagged as averb, pronounced \e.miz\.
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 23315, this pair ranks #353,219 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of élites vs émises
Shared letters: eisé. Private to "élites": lt. Private to "émises": m.
"élites" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "émises" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "élites" and "émises" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "élites" vs "émises" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "élites" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "émises" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #353,219 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "élites" and "émises" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "édiles vs émises". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #353,219 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.