Which to use
“embête” and “emmène” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,944
- “embête” frequency rank
- #6,818
- “emmène” frequency rank
- 24762
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | embête | emmène |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de embêter. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de emmener. |
Where the eye mixes embête and emmène
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. embête and emmène follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between embête and emmène
A purely visual mix-up. embête (\ɑ̃.bɛt\) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24762, 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\. 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 24762, this pair ranks #344,768 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of embête vs emmène
Shared letters: em. Private to "embête": btê. Private to "emmène": nè.
"embête" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "emmène" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "embête" and "emmène" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "embête" vs "emmène" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "embête" 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 #344,768 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "embête" and "emmène" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "embête vs entêté". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #344,768 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.