Which to use
“emi” and “émise” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,474
- “emi” frequency rank
- #16,787
- “émise” frequency rank
- 48261
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | emi | émise |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Avoir envie (de). | Participe passé féminin singulier de émettre. |
Where the eye mixes emi and émise
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. emi (\ˈe.mi\) and émise (\e.miz\) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48261, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
emi is recorded at frequency rank #31,474, classified as averb, pronounced \ˈe.mi\. émise is at rank #16,787, tagged as averb, pronounced \e.miz\.
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 48261, this pair ranks #180,322 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of emi vs émise
Shared letters: eim. Private to "emi": -. Private to "émise": sé.
"emi" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "émise" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV