Which to use
“émises” and “existes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,829
- “émises” frequency rank
- #39,287
- “existes” frequency rank
- 54116
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | émises | existes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel de émettre. | Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de exister. |
Where the eye mixes émises and existes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses émises with existes
A purely visual mix-up. émises (\e.miz\) and existes (\ɛɡ.zist\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54116, 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\. existes is at rank #39,287, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛɡ.zist\.
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 54116, this pair ranks #136,168 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of émises vs existes
Shared letters: eis. Private to "émises": mé. Private to "existes": tx.
"émises" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "existes" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- existes ← eixstes · exisets · exisstes · existess · existse · existtes · exitses · exsites
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "émises" and "existes" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "émises" or "existes" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "émises" and "existes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "émises" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "existes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #136,168 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "émises" and "existes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "évites vs existes". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #136,168 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.