Which to use
“émis” and “émises” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,454
- “émis” frequency rank
- #14,829
- “émises” frequency rank
- 21283
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | émis | émises |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin de émettre. | Participe passé féminin pluriel de émettre. |
Where the eye mixes émis and émises
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: émis vs émises
A purely visual mix-up. émis (\e.mi\) and émises (\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 extra letter(s) - “émis” sits inside “émises”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21283, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
émis is recorded at frequency rank #6,454, classified as averb, pronounced \e.mi\. émises is at rank #14,829, 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 21283, this pair ranks #363,985 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of émis vs émises
Shared letters: imsé. Private to "émis": -. Private to "émises": e.
"émis" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "émises" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "émis" for "émises" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "émis" or "émises" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "émis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "émises" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #363,985 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "émis" and "émises" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "édiles vs émises". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #363,985 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.