Which to use
“émet” is a verb and “épée” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,947
- “émet” frequency rank
- #4,724
- “épée” frequency rank
- 14671
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | émet | épée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de émettre. | Arme offensive et défensive composée d’une longue lame affilée de section triangulaire avec une poignée et que les guerriers portaient au côté dans un fourreau. |
Where the eye mixes émet and épée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between émet and épée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: émet is \e.mɛ\ while épée is \e.pe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14671, 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\. épée is at rank #4,724, tagged as anoun, pronounced \e.pe\.
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 14671, this pair ranks #395,683 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of émet vs épée
Shared letters: eé. Private to "émet": mt. Private to "épée": p.
"émet" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "épée" · 4 letters · shape VCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "émet" and "épée" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "émet" vs "épée" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "émet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "épée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #395,683 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "émet" and "épée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "émet vs émit". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #395,683 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.