Which to use
“embrasser” and “embrassez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,753
- “embrasser” frequency rank
- #39,776
- “embrassez” frequency rank
- 45529
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | embrasser | embrassez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Serrer, étreindre avec les deux bras. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de embrasser. |
Same sound, different letters: embrasser vs embrassez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. embrasser and embrassez follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Same sound, different spelling - embrasser / embrassez
This is the hard kind. embrasser and embrassez are pronounced identically (\ɑ̃.bʁa.se\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by a single letter - r in “embrasser” becomes z in “embrassez”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45529, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
embrasser is recorded at frequency rank #5,753, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.bʁa.se\. embrassez is at rank #39,776, 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 45529, this pair ranks #202,066 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of embrasser vs embrassez
Shared letters: abemrs. Private to "embrasser": -. Private to "embrassez": z.
"embrasser" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCVC · "embrassez" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "embrasser" and "embrassez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "embrasser" or "embrassez"?
What to do next
"embrasser" and "embrassez" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "embrasser" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "embrassez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #202,066 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "embrasser" and "embrassez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "embrase vs embrassez". 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 #202,066 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.