Which to use
“émaux” and “époux” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,274
- “émaux” frequency rank
- #4,819
- “époux” frequency rank
- 49093
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | émaux | époux |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de émail. | Mari, dans le mariage. |
Where the eye mixes émaux and époux
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. émaux and époux follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: émaux vs époux
A purely visual mix-up. émaux (\e.mo\) and époux (\e.pu\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49093, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
émaux is recorded at frequency rank #44,274, classified as anoun, pronounced \e.mo\. époux is at rank #4,819, tagged as anoun, pronounced \e.pu\.
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 49093, this pair ranks #173,545 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of émaux vs époux
Shared letters: uxé. Private to "émaux": am. Private to "époux": op.
"émaux" · 5 letters · shape VCVVC · "époux" · 5 letters · shape VCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "émaux" for "époux" ever safe?
Which is more common, "émaux" or "époux"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "émaux" and "époux" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "émaux" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "époux" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #173,545 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "émaux" and "époux" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "émaux vs emo". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #173,545 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.