Which to use
“émigrer” and “étirer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,028
- “émigrer” frequency rank
- #28,030
- “étirer” frequency rank
- 56058
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | émigrer | étirer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Quitter son pays pour aller s’établir dans un autre. | Étendre, allonger. |
Where the eye mixes émigrer and étirer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. émigrer runs 7 letters (VCVCCVC) against étirer's 6 (VCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: émigrer vs étirer
A purely visual mix-up. émigrer (\e.mi.ɡʁe\) and étirer (\e.ti.ʁe\) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56058, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
émigrer is recorded at frequency rank #28,028, classified as averb, pronounced \e.mi.ɡʁe\. étirer is at rank #28,030, tagged as averb, pronounced \e.ti.ʁe\.
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 56058, this pair ranks #123,490 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of émigrer vs étirer
Shared letters: eiré. Private to "émigrer": gm. Private to "étirer": t.
"émigrer" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "étirer" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "émigrer" and "étirer" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "émigrer" vs "étirer" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "émigrer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "étirer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #123,490 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "émigrer" and "étirer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "épier vs étirer". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #123,490 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.