Which to use
“émet” and “êtes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,947
- “émet” frequency rank
- #362
- “êtes” frequency rank
- 10309
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | émet | êtes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de émettre. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de être. |
Where the eye mixes émet and êtes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Look-alike desk: émet vs êtes
A purely visual mix-up. émet (\e.mɛ\) and êtes (\ɛt\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10309, 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\. êtes is at rank #362, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛt\.
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 10309, this pair ranks #413,454 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of émet vs êtes
Shared letters: et. Private to "émet": mé. Private to "êtes": sê.
"émet" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "êtes" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "émet" and "êtes" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "émet" or "êtes" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "émet" and "êtes" 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 "êtes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #413,454 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "émet" and "êtes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "émet vs émit". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #413,454 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.