Which to use
“emblée” and “exilée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,149
- “emblée” frequency rank
- #45,601
- “exilée” frequency rank
- 55750
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | emblée | exilée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Uniquement utilisé dans d’emblée. | Femme exilée. |
Where the eye mixes emblée and exilée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. emblée (VCCCVV) and exilée (VCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses emblée with exilée
A purely visual mix-up. emblée (\ɑ̃.ble\) and exilée (\ɛɡ.zi.le\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55750, 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\. exilée is at rank #45,601, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛɡ.zi.le\.
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 55750, this pair ranks #125,461 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of emblée vs exilée
Shared letters: elé. Private to "emblée": bm. Private to "exilée": ix.
"emblée" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVV · "exilée" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "emblée" for "exilée" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "emblée" or "exilée" show up more?
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 "exilée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #125,461 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "emblée" and "exilée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "exigez vs exilée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #125,461 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.