Which to use
“émise” is a verb and “épis” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,787
- “émise” frequency rank
- #26,234
- “épis” frequency rank
- 43021
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | émise | épis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de émettre. | Pluriel de épi. |
Where the eye mixes émise and épis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: émise is \e.miz\ while épis is \e.pi\. 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 43021, 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\. épis is at rank #26,234, tagged as anoun, pronounced \e.pi\.
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 43021, this pair ranks #221,197 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of émise vs épis
Shared letters: isé. Private to "émise": em. Private to "épis": p.
"émise" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "épis" · 4 letters · shape VCVC