Which to use
“émis” is a verb and “emojis” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,454
- “émis” frequency rank
- #47,315
- “emojis” frequency rank
- 53769
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | émis | emojis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin de émettre. | Pluriel de emoji. |
Where the eye mixes émis and emojis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: émis vs emojis
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: émis is \e.mi\ while emojis is \e.mo.ʒi\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53769, 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\. emojis is at rank #47,315, tagged as anoun, pronounced \e.mo.ʒi\.
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 53769, this pair ranks #138,476 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of émis vs emojis
Shared letters: ims. Private to "émis": é. Private to "emojis": ejo.
"émis" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "emojis" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- emojis ← emjois · emmojis · emoijs · emojiss · emojjis · emojsi · eomjis · meojis
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "émis" and "emojis" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "émis" or "emojis"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "émis" and "emojis" 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 "emojis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #138,476 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "émis" and "emojis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "emoji vs emojis". 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 #138,476 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.