Which to use
“émail” and “emails” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,739
- “émail” frequency rank
- #19,275
- “emails” frequency rank
- 43014
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | émail | emails |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Matière fondante, composée de différents minéraux, laquelle, vitrifiée et plus ou moins opaque, peut recevoir différentes couleurs et être appliquée à l’aide du feu sur certains ouvrages d’or, d’argent, de cuivre, etc., pour les orner. | Pluriel de email. |
Where the eye mixes émail and emails
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between émail and emails
A purely visual mix-up. émail (\e.maj\) and emails (\i.mɛl\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43014, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
émail is recorded at frequency rank #23,739, classified as anoun, pronounced \e.maj\. emails is at rank #19,275, tagged as anoun, pronounced \i.mɛl\.
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 43014, this pair ranks #221,254 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of émail vs emails
Shared letters: ailm. Private to "émail": é. Private to "emails": es.
"émail" · 5 letters · shape VCVVC · "emails" · 6 letters · shape VCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- emails ← eamils · emaills · emailss · emaisl · emalis · emials · emmails · meails
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "émail" and "emails" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "émail" or "emails"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "émail" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "emails" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #221,254 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "émail" and "emails" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "émail vs émit". 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 #221,254 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.