Which to use
“emblème” and “emblèmes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,669
- “emblème” frequency rank
- #31,004
- “emblèmes” frequency rank
- 45673
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | emblème | emblèmes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Espèce de figure symbolique, qui est d’ordinaire accompagnée de quelques paroles en forme de sentence. | Pluriel de emblème. |
Same sound, different letters: emblème vs emblèmes
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. emblème runs 7 letters (VCCCVCV) against emblèmes's 8 (VCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: emblème vs emblèmes
This is the hard kind. emblème and emblèmes are pronounced identically (\ɑ̃.blɛm\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “emblème” sits inside “emblèmes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45673, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
emblème is recorded at frequency rank #14,669, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.blɛm\. emblèmes is at rank #31,004, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.blɛm\.
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 45673, this pair ranks #200,925 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of emblème vs emblèmes
Shared letters: belmè. Private to "emblème": -. Private to "emblèmes": s.
"emblème" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV · "emblèmes" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "emblème" and "emblèmes" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "emblème" or "emblèmes"?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "emblème" / "emblèmes". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "emblème" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "emblèmes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #200,925 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "emblème" and "emblèmes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "emblée vs emblèmes". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #200,925 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.