Which to use
“émane” and “emmène” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,616
- “émane” frequency rank
- #6,818
- “emmène” frequency rank
- 27434
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | émane | emmène |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de émaner. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de emmener. |
Where the eye mixes émane and emmène
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. émane runs 5 letters (VCVCV) against emmène's 6 (VCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between émane and emmène
A purely visual mix-up. émane (\e.man\) and emmène (\ɑ̃.mɛn\) 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 27434, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
émane is recorded at frequency rank #20,616, classified as averb, pronounced \e.man\. emmène is at rank #6,818, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.mɛn\.
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 27434, this pair ranks #328,977 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of émane vs emmène
Shared letters: emn. Private to "émane": aé. Private to "emmène": è.
"émane" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "emmène" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "émane" for "emmène" ever safe?
Frequency check: "émane" vs "emmène" - 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 "émane" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "emmène" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #328,977 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "émane" and "emmène" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "émane vs Ewan". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #328,977 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.