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“embauché” and “embauchent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#11,959
“embauché” frequency rank
#41,764
“embauchent” frequency rank
53723
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature embauché embauchent
Definition Participe passé masculin singulier de embaucher. Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de embaucher.

Where the eye mixes embauché and embauchent

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. embauché runs 8 letters (VCCVVCCV) against embauchent's 10 (VCCVVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
embauché
10 ch
embauchent

Look-alike desk: embauché vs embauchent

A purely visual mix-up. embauché (\ɑ̃.bo.ʃe\) and embauchent (\ɑ̃.boʃ\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53723, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

embauché is recorded at frequency rank #11,959, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.bo.ʃe\. embauchent is at rank #41,764, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.boʃ\.

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 53723, this pair ranks #138,813 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of embauché vs embauchent

Shared letters: abcehmu. Private to "embauché": é. Private to "embauchent": nt.

"embauché" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCCV  ·  "embauchent" · 10 letters · shape VCCVVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • embauchentebmauchent · emabuchent · embacuhent · embaucchent · embaucehnt · embauchennt · embauchentt · embauchetn

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "embauché" and "embauchent" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ɑ̃.bo.ʃe\ versus \ɑ̃.boʃ\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "embauché" or "embauchent"?
"embauché" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,959 in our French list, against #41,764 for "embauchent". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "embauché" and "embauchent" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "embauché" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "embauchent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #138,813 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "embauché" and "embauchent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "embauchée vs embauchent". 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 #138,813 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list