Which to use
“embrase” and “embrasser” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,444
- “embrase” frequency rank
- #5,753
- “embrasser” frequency rank
- 50197
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | embrase | embrasser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de embraser. | Serrer, étreindre avec les deux bras. |
Where the eye mixes embrase and embrasser
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. embrase runs 7 letters (VCCCVCV) against embrasser's 9 (VCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses embrase with embrasser
A purely visual mix-up. embrase (\ɑ̃.bʁaz\) and embrasser (\ɑ̃.bʁa.se\) 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 50197, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
embrase is recorded at frequency rank #44,444, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.bʁaz\. embrasser is at rank #5,753, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.bʁa.se\.
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 50197, this pair ranks #164,537 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of embrase vs embrasser
Shared letters: abemrs. Private to "embrase": -. Private to "embrasser": -.
"embrase" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV · "embrasser" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "embrase" and "embrasser" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "embrase" or "embrasser" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "embrase" and "embrasser" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "embrase" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "embrasser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #164,537 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "embrase" and "embrasser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "embrase vs embrassa". 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 #164,537 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.