Which to use
“emails” and “étals” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,275
- “emails” frequency rank
- #34,827
- “étals” frequency rank
- 54102
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | emails | étals |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de email. | Pluriel de étal. |
Where the eye mixes emails and étals
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between emails and étals
A purely visual mix-up. emails (\i.mɛl\) and étals (\e.tal\) 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 54102, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
emails is recorded at frequency rank #19,275, classified as anoun, pronounced \i.mɛl\. étals is at rank #34,827, tagged as anoun, pronounced \e.tal\.
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 54102, this pair ranks #136,288 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of emails vs étals
Shared letters: als. Private to "emails": eim. Private to "étals": té.
"emails" · 6 letters · shape VCVVCC · "étals" · 5 letters · shape VCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- emails ← eamils · emaills · emailss · emaisl · emalis · emials · emmails · meails
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "emails" and "étals" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "emails" or "étals" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "emails" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "étals" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #136,288 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "emails" and "étals" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "étai vs étals". 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 #136,288 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.