Which to use
“émise” is a verb and “ems” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,787
- “émise” frequency rank
- #35,925
- “ems” frequency rank
- 52712
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | émise | ems |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de émettre. | Pluriel de em. |
Where the eye mixes émise and ems
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: émise is \e.miz\ while ems is \ɛm\. 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 52712, 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\. ems is at rank #35,925, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛm\.
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 52712, this pair ranks #145,816 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of émise vs ems
Shared letters: ems. Private to "émise": ié. Private to "ems": -.
"émise" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "ems" · 3 letters · shape VCC