Which to use
“émis” and “êtes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,454
- “émis” frequency rank
- #362
- “êtes” frequency rank
- 6816
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | émis | êtes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin de émettre. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de être. |
Where the eye mixes émis and êtes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Why the eye confuses émis with êtes
A purely visual mix-up. émis (\e.mi\) and êtes (\ɛt\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6816, 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\. êtes is at rank #362, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛt\.
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 6816, this pair ranks #425,132 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of émis vs êtes
Shared letters: s. Private to "émis": imé. Private to "êtes": etê.
"émis" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "êtes" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "émis" and "êtes" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "émis" vs "êtes" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "émis" and "êtes" 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 "êtes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #425,132 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "émis" and "êtes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "émis vs émit". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #425,132 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.