Which to use
“émet” is a verb and “été” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,947
- “émet” frequency rank
- #65
- “été” frequency rank
- 10012
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | émet | été |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de émettre. | La plus chaude des quatre saisons de l’année. Dans l’hémisphère nord, l’été astronomique s’étend du 7 mai au 7 août, le solstice d’été représentant le milieu de l’été. L’été météorologique, qui comprend les mois les plus chauds de l’année, comprend les mois de juin, juillet et août. L’été calendaire français, enfin, s’étend du 21 juin (solstice d’été) au 22 septembre (équinoxe d’automne). Dans l’hémisphère sud, ce découpage correspond à la saison d’hiver. |
Where the eye mixes émet and été
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: émet vs été
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: émet is \e.mɛ\ while été is \e.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10012, 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\. été is at rank #65, tagged as anoun, pronounced \e.te\.
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 10012, this pair ranks #414,559 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of émet vs été
Shared letters: té. Private to "émet": em. Private to "été": -.
"émet" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "été" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "émet" and "été" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "émet" or "été"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "émet" and "été" 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 "été" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #414,559 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "émet" and "été" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "émet vs émit". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #414,559 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.