Which to use
“émise” is a verb and “emprise” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,787
- “émise” frequency rank
- #8,997
- “emprise” frequency rank
- 25784
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | émise | emprise |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de émettre. | Action de prendre des terrains par expropriation. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set émise and emprise apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: émise is \e.miz\ while emprise is \ɑ̃.pʁiz\. 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 25784, 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\. emprise is at rank #8,997, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.pʁiz\.
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 25784, this pair ranks #338,862 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of émise vs emprise
Shared letters: eims. Private to "émise": é. Private to "emprise": pr.
"émise" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "emprise" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- emprise ← emmprise · empirse · empprise · empries · emprisse · emprrise · emprsie · emrpise
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "émise" and "emprise" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "émise" or "emprise"?
Remembering émise vs emprise
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “émise”; for a noun, it's “emprise”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “émise” entry
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