Which to use
“embauchent” is a verb and “embauches” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,764
- “embauchent” frequency rank
- #27,050
- “embauches” frequency rank
- 68814
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | embauchent | embauches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de embaucher. | Pluriel de embauche. |
Same sound, different letters: embauchent vs embauches
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. embauchent runs 10 letters (VCCVVCCVCC) against embauches's 9 (VCCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - embauchent / embauches
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: embauchent and embauches carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɑ̃.boʃ\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68814, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
embauchent is recorded at frequency rank #41,764, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.boʃ\. embauches is at rank #27,050, tagged as anoun, 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 68814, this pair ranks #57,582 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of embauchent vs embauches
Shared letters: abcehmu. Private to "embauchent": nt. Private to "embauches": s.
"embauchent" · 10 letters · shape VCCVVCCVCC · "embauches" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- embauchent ← ebmauchent · emabuchent · embacuhent · embaucchent · embaucehnt · embauchennt · embauchentt · embauchetn
- embauches ← ebmauches · emabuches · embacuhes · embaucches · embaucehs · embauchess · embauchhes · embauchse
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "embauchent" for "embauches" ever safe?
Frequency check: "embauchent" vs "embauches" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
"embauchent" and "embauches" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "embauchent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "embauches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,582 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "embauchent" and "embauches" 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 #57,582 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.