Which to use
“émet” and “émit” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,947
- “émet” frequency rank
- #49,446
- “émit” frequency rank
- 59393
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | émet | émit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de émettre. | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de émettre. |
Where the eye mixes émet and émit
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. émet and émit follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses émet with émit
A purely visual mix-up. émet (\e.mɛ\) and émit (\e.mi\) 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 a single letter - e in “émet” becomes i in “émit”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59393, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
émet is recorded at frequency rank #9,947, classified as averb, pronounced \e.mɛ\. émit is at rank #49,446, tagged as averb, pronounced \e.mi\.
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 59393, this pair ranks #103,414 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of émet vs émit
Shared letters: mté. Private to "émet": e. Private to "émit": i.
"émet" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "émit" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "émet" and "émit" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "émet" or "émit"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "émet" and "émit" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "émet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "émit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #103,414 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "émet" and "émit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "edito vs émit". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #103,414 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.