Which to use
“émeut” and “émeutes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,230
- “émeut” frequency rank
- #10,106
- “émeutes” frequency rank
- 36336
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | émeut | émeutes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fiente de faucon. | Pluriel de émeute. |
Where the eye mixes émeut and émeutes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. émeut runs 5 letters (VCVVC) against émeutes's 7 (VCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between émeut and émeutes
A purely visual mix-up. émeut (\e.mø\) and émeutes (\e.møt\) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “émeut” sits inside “émeutes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36336, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
émeut is recorded at frequency rank #26,230, classified as anoun, pronounced \e.mø\. émeutes is at rank #10,106, tagged as anoun, pronounced \e.møt\.
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 36336, this pair ranks #270,318 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of émeut vs émeutes
Shared letters: emtué. Private to "émeut": -. Private to "émeutes": s.
"émeut" · 5 letters · shape VCVVC · "émeutes" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "émeut" and "émeutes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "émeut" or "émeutes" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "émeut" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "émeutes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #270,318 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "émeut" and "émeutes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "émeut vs émit". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #270,318 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.