Which to use
“émir” and “ems” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,214
- “émir” frequency rank
- #35,925
- “ems” frequency rank
- 57139
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | émir | ems |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Chef d’une tribu ou d’un territoire dans les pays musulmans. | Pluriel de em. |
Where the eye mixes émir and ems
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Look-alike desk: émir vs ems
A purely visual mix-up. émir (\e.miʁ\) and ems (\ɛm\) 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 57139, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
émir is recorded at frequency rank #21,214, classified as anoun, pronounced \e.miʁ\. ems is at rank #35,925, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛm\.
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 57139, this pair ranks #116,816 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of émir vs ems
Shared letters: m. Private to "émir": iré. Private to "ems": es.
"émir" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "ems" · 3 letters · shape VCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "émir" and "ems" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "émir" vs "ems" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "émir" and "ems" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "émir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ems" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #116,816 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "émir" and "ems" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "émit vs ems". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #116,816 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.