émisevséviteWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#16,787
“émise” frequency rank
#5,096
“évite” frequency rank
21883
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature émise évite
Definition Participe passé féminin singulier de émettre. Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de éviter.

Where the eye mixes émise and évite

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

5 ch
émise
5 ch
évite

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. émise (\e.miz\) and évite (\e.vit\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21883, 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\. évite is at rank #5,096, tagged as averb, pronounced \e.vit\.

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 21883, this pair ranks #360,941 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of émise vs évite

Shared letters: eié. Private to "émise": ms. Private to "évite": tv.

"émise" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV  ·  "évite" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "émise" and "évite" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\e.miz\ versus \e.vit\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "émise" or "évite"?
"évite" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,096 in our French list, against #16,787 for "émise". 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