émisevsémitWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“émise” and “émit” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#16,787
“émise” frequency rank
#49,446
“émit” frequency rank
66233
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature émise émit
Definition Participe passé féminin singulier de émettre. Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de émettre.

Where the eye mixes émise and émit

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
émise
4 ch
émit

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. émise (\e.miz\) and émit (\e.mi\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66233, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

émise is recorded at frequency rank #16,787, classified as averb, pronounced \e.miz\. émit is at rank #49,446, tagged as averb, pronounced \e.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 66233, this pair ranks #68,696 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of émise vs émit

Shared letters: imé. Private to "émise": es. Private to "émit": t.

"émise" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV  ·  "émit" · 4 letters · shape VCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "émise" and "émit" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\e.miz\ versus \e.mi\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "émise" or "émit"?
"émise" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,787 in our French list, against #49,446 for "émit". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list