Which to use
“émis” is a verb and “Emmy” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,454
- “émis” frequency rank
- #23,855
- “Emmy” frequency rank
- 30309
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | émis | Emmy |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin de émettre. | Prénom féminin. |
Where the eye mixes émis and Emmy
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Look-alike desk: émis vs Emmy
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: émis is \e.mi\ while Emmy is \ɛ.mi\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30309, 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\. Emmy is at rank #23,855, tagged as aname, pronounced \ɛ.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 30309, this pair ranks #311,226 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of émis vs Emmy
Shared letters: m. Private to "émis": isé. Private to "Emmy": ey.
"émis" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "Emmy" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Emmy ← emmyy · emy · emym · memy
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "émis" for "Emmy" ever safe?
Frequency check: "émis" vs "Emmy" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "émis" and "Emmy" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "émis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Emmy" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #311,226 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "émis" and "Emmy" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "émit vs Emmy". 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 #311,226 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.