Which to use
“embête” and “émet” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,944
- “embête” frequency rank
- #9,947
- “émet” frequency rank
- 27891
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | embête | émet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de embêter. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de émettre. |
Where the eye mixes embête and émet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. embête runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against émet's 4 (VCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: embête vs émet
A purely visual mix-up. embête (\ɑ̃.bɛt\) and émet (\e.mɛ\) 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 27891, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
embête is recorded at frequency rank #17,944, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.bɛt\. émet is at rank #9,947, tagged as averb, pronounced \e.mɛ\.
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 27891, this pair ranks #326,125 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of embête vs émet
Shared letters: emt. Private to "embête": bê. Private to "émet": é.
"embête" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "émet" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "embête" and "émet" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "embête" vs "émet" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "embête" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "émet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #326,125 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "embête" and "émet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "embête vs entêté". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #326,125 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.