émisesvsérigésWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#14,829
“émises” frequency rank
#37,135
“érigés” frequency rank
51964
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature émises érigés
Definition Participe passé féminin pluriel de émettre. Participe passé masculin pluriel de ériger.

Where the eye mixes émises and érigés

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

6 ch
émises
6 ch
érigés

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. émises (\e.miz\) and érigés (\e.ʁi.ʒe\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51964, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

émises is recorded at frequency rank #14,829, classified as averb, pronounced \e.miz\. érigés is at rank #37,135, tagged as averb, pronounced \e.ʁi.ʒe\.

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 51964, this pair ranks #151,130 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of émises vs érigés

Shared letters: isé. Private to "émises": em. Private to "érigés": gr.

"émises" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC  ·  "érigés" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "émises" and "érigés" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\e.miz\ versus \e.ʁi.ʒe\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "émises" or "érigés"?
"émises" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,829 in our French list, against #37,135 for "érigés". 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