émetvsextWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“émet” and “ext” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#9,947
“émet” frequency rank
#36,838
“ext” frequency rank
46785
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature émet ext
Definition Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de émettre. Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’impératif présent de exen.

Where the eye mixes émet and ext

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
émet
3 ch
ext

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. émet (\e.mɛ\) and ext (\ɛkst\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46785, 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\. ext is at rank #36,838, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛkst\.

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 46785, this pair ranks #192,102 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of émet vs ext

Shared letters: et. Private to "émet": . Private to "ext": x.

"émet" · 4 letters · shape VCVC  ·  "ext" · 3 letters · shape VCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "émet" and "ext" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\e.mɛ\ versus \ɛkst\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "émet" or "ext"?
"émet" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,947 in our French list, against #36,838 for "ext". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've compared "émet" and "ext". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "émet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ext" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #192,102 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "émet" and "ext" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "émit vs ext". Nearby pair

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list