émisvsETIWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: émis is a verb, ETI is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“émis” is a verb and “ETI” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#6,454
“émis” frequency rank
#38,788
“ETI” frequency rank
45242
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature émis ETI
Definition Participe passé masculin de émettre. Entreprise qui a entre 250 et 4999 salariés et respecte certains critères en matière de bilan et de chiffre d'affaires.

Where the eye mixes émis and ETI

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.

4 ch
émis
3 ch
ETI

Visual trap between émis and ETI

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: émis is \e.mi\ while ETI is \ø.te.i\. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45242, 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\. ETI is at rank #38,788, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ø.te.i\.

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 45242, this pair ranks #204,247 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of émis vs ETI

Shared letters: i. Private to "émis": msé. Private to "ETI": et.

"émis" · 4 letters · shape VCVC  ·  "ETI" · 3 letters · shape VCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "émis" for "ETI" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "émis" is a verb and "ETI" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "émis" or "ETI"?
"émis" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,454 in our French list, against #38,788 for "ETI". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "émis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ETI" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #204,247 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "émis" and "ETI" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "émit vs ETI". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #204,247 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list