Which to use
“émettant” and “émettent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,308
- “émettant” frequency rank
- #20,897
- “émettent” frequency rank
- 52205
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | émettant | émettent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe présent de émettre. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de émettre. |
Where the eye mixes émettant and émettent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. émettant and émettent follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: émettant vs émettent
A purely visual mix-up. émettant (\e.mɛ.tɑ̃\) and émettent (\e.mɛt\) 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 - a in “émettant” becomes e in “émettent”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52205, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
émettant is recorded at frequency rank #31,308, classified as averb, pronounced \e.mɛ.tɑ̃\. émettent is at rank #20,897, tagged as averb, pronounced \e.mɛt\.
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 52205, this pair ranks #149,347 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of émettant vs émettent
Shared letters: emnté. Private to "émettant": a. Private to "émettent": -.
"émettant" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCC · "émettent" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "émettant" and "émettent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "émettant" or "émettent"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "émettant" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "émettent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #149,347 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "émettant" and "émettent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "embêtant vs émettant". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #149,347 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.