Which to use
“émergence” is a noun and “émergents” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,643
- “émergence” frequency rank
- #18,918
- “émergents” frequency rank
- 26561
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | émergence | émergents |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Le fait d’être émergent. | Masculin pluriel de émergent. |
Where the eye mixes émergence and émergents
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. émergence (VCVCCVCCV) and émergents (VCVCCVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between émergence and émergents
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: émergence is \e.mɛʁ.ʒɑ̃s\ while émergents is \e.mɛʁ.ʒɑ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26561, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
émergence is recorded at frequency rank #7,643, classified as anoun, pronounced \e.mɛʁ.ʒɑ̃s\. émergents is at rank #18,918, tagged as anadj, pronounced \e.mɛʁ.ʒɑ̃\.
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 26561, this pair ranks #334,252 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of émergence vs émergents
Shared letters: egmnré. Private to "émergence": c. Private to "émergents": st.
"émergence" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCCV · "émergents" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "émergence" and "émergents" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "émergence" vs "émergents" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "émergence" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "émergents" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #334,252 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "émergence" and "émergents" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "émergeant vs émergents". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #334,252 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.