Which to use
“émis” is a verb and “ému” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,454
- “émis” frequency rank
- #10,978
- “ému” frequency rank
- 17432
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | émis | ému |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin de émettre. | En proie à une émotion plus ou moins vive. |
Where the eye mixes émis and ému
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between émis and ému
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: émis is \e.mi\ while ému is \e.my\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17432, 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\. ému is at rank #10,978, tagged as anadj, pronounced \e.my\.
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 17432, this pair ranks #383,195 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of émis vs ému
Shared letters: mé. Private to "émis": is. Private to "ému": u.
"émis" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "ému" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "émis" for "ému" ever safe?
Which is more common, "émis" or "ému"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "émis" and "ému" 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 "ému" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #383,195 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "émis" and "ému" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "émit vs ému". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #383,195 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.