Which to use
“émail” is a noun and “emi” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,739
- “émail” frequency rank
- #31,474
- “emi” frequency rank
- 55213
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | émail | emi |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Avoir envie (de). |
Where the eye mixes émail and emi
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses émail with emi
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: émail is \e.maj\ while emi is \ˈe.mi\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 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 55213, 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\. emi is at rank #31,474, tagged as averb, pronounced \ˈe.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 55213, this pair ranks #128,929 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of émail vs emi
Shared letters: im. Private to "émail": alé. Private to "emi": e.
"émail" · 5 letters · shape VCVVC · "emi" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "émail" for "emi" ever safe?
Frequency check: "émail" vs "emi" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "émail" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "emi" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #128,929 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "émail" and "emi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "emi vs émit". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #128,929 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.