Which to use
“émetteur” and “émetteurs” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,094
- “émetteur” frequency rank
- #22,744
- “émetteurs” frequency rank
- 35838
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | émetteur | émetteurs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui émet quelque chose. | Masculin pluriel de émetteur. |
Where the eye mixes émetteur and émetteurs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. émetteur runs 8 letters (VCVCCVVC) against émetteurs's 9 (VCVCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: émetteur vs émetteurs
A purely visual mix-up. émetteur (\e.mɛ.tœʁ\) and émetteurs (\e.me.tœʁ\) 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 extra letter(s) - “émetteur” sits inside “émetteurs”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35838, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
émetteur is recorded at frequency rank #13,094, classified as anadj, pronounced \e.mɛ.tœʁ\. émetteurs is at rank #22,744, tagged as anadj, pronounced \e.me.tœʁ\.
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 35838, this pair ranks #273,890 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of émetteur vs émetteurs
Shared letters: emrtué. Private to "émetteur": -. Private to "émetteurs": s.
"émetteur" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVVC · "émetteurs" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "émetteur" and "émetteurs" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "émetteur" or "émetteurs"?
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 "émetteur" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "émetteurs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #273,890 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "émetteur" and "émetteurs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "émettent vs émetteur". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #273,890 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.