Which to use
“els” is a noun and “émis” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,668
- “els” frequency rank
- #6,454
- “émis” frequency rank
- 40122
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | els | émis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de el. | Participe passé masculin de émettre. |
Where the eye mixes els and émis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Visual trap between els and émis
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: els is \ɛl\ while émis is \e.mi\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40122, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
els is recorded at frequency rank #33,668, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛl\. émis is at rank #6,454, tagged as averb, pronounced \e.mi\.
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 40122, this pair ranks #242,876 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of els vs émis
Shared letters: s. Private to "els": el. Private to "émis": imé.
"els" · 3 letters · shape VCC · "émis" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "els" for "émis" ever safe?
Frequency check: "els" vs "émis" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "els" and "émis" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "els" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "émis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #242,876 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "els" and "émis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "els vs EPO". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #242,876 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.