Which to use
“émigré” is an adjective and “émir” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,212
- “émigré” frequency rank
- #21,214
- “émir” frequency rank
- 42426
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | émigré | émir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui a quitté son pays. | Chef d’une tribu ou d’un territoire dans les pays musulmans. |
Where the eye mixes émigré and émir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. émigré runs 6 letters (VCVCCV) against émir's 4 (VCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: émigré vs émir
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: émigré is \e.mi.ɡʁe\ while émir is \e.miʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42426, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
émigré is recorded at frequency rank #21,212, classified as anadj, pronounced \e.mi.ɡʁe\. émir is at rank #21,214, tagged as anoun, pronounced \e.miʁ\.
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 42426, this pair ranks #225,682 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of émigré vs émir
Shared letters: imré. Private to "émigré": g. Private to "émir": -.
"émigré" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "émir" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "émigré" for "émir" ever safe?
Which is more common, "émigré" or "émir"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "émigré" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "émir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #225,682 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "émigré" and "émir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "émir vs épier". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #225,682 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.