Which to use
“émail” and “émoi” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,739
- “émail” frequency rank
- #24,825
- “émoi” frequency rank
- 48564
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | émail | émoi |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Forte inquiétude. |
Where the eye mixes émail and émoi
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. émail runs 5 letters (VCVVC) against émoi's 4 (VCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: émail vs émoi
A purely visual mix-up. émail (\e.maj\) and émoi (\e.mwa\) 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 48564, 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\. émoi is at rank #24,825, tagged as anoun, pronounced \e.mwa\.
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 48564, this pair ranks #177,918 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of émail vs émoi
Shared letters: imé. Private to "émail": al. Private to "émoi": o.
"émail" · 5 letters · shape VCVVC · "émoi" · 4 letters · shape VCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "émail" and "émoi" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "émail" vs "émoi" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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 "émoi" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #177,918 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "émail" and "émoi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "émit vs émoi". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #177,918 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.