Which to use
“Emily” is a name and “émis” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,402
- “Emily” frequency rank
- #6,454
- “émis” frequency rank
- 17856
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Emily | émis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Prénom féminin. | Participe passé masculin de émettre. |
Letter map: Emily vs émis
Shared letters muted; letters that set Emily and émis apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: Emily vs émis
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Emily is aname and émisaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17856, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Emily is recorded at frequency rank #11,402, classified as aname. émis is at rank #6,454, tagged as averb, pronounced \e.mi\.
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 17856, this pair ranks #381,127 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Emily vs émis
Shared letters: im. Private to "Emily": ely. Private to "émis": sé.
"Emily" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "émis" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Emily ← eimly · emilly · emilyy · emiyl · emliy · emmily · meily
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Emily" for "émis" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Emily" or "émis"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Emily" and "émis".
- Full dictionary entry for "Emily" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "émis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #381,127 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Emily" and "émis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Emily vs émit". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #381,127 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.