Which to use
“emblée” and “embolie” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,149
- “emblée” frequency rank
- #35,923
- “embolie” frequency rank
- 46072
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | emblée | embolie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Uniquement utilisé dans d’emblée. | Obstruction d’un vaisseau sanguin par un caillot formé dans un vaisseau plus grand, ou par une bulle de gaz. |
Where the eye mixes emblée and embolie
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. emblée runs 6 letters (VCCCVV) against embolie's 7 (VCCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: emblée vs embolie
A purely visual mix-up. emblée (\ɑ̃.ble\) and embolie (\ɑ̃.bɔ.li\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46072, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
emblée is recorded at frequency rank #10,149, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.ble\. embolie is at rank #35,923, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.bɔ.li\.
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 46072, this pair ranks #197,825 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of emblée vs embolie
Shared letters: belm. Private to "emblée": é. Private to "embolie": io.
"emblée" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVV · "embolie" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- embolie ← ebmolie · embbolie · embloie · emboile · embolei · embollie · emmbolie · emoblie
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "emblée" for "embolie" ever safe?
Frequency check: "emblée" vs "embolie" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "emblée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "embolie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #197,825 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "emblée" and "embolie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "embellie vs embolie". 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 #197,825 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.