Which to use
“émit” is a verb and “épi” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,446
- “émit” frequency rank
- #26,231
- “épi” frequency rank
- 75677
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | émit | épi |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de émettre. | Partie du blé et de plusieurs autres plantes graminées, qui est placée au sommet de la tige, et formée par la réunion des graines. |
Where the eye mixes émit and épi
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. émit runs 4 letters (VCVC) against épi's 3 (VCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: émit vs épi
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: émit is \e.mi\ while épi 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 75677, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
émit is recorded at frequency rank #49,446, classified as averb, pronounced \e.mi\. épi is at rank #26,231, 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 75677, this pair ranks #33,347 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of émit vs épi
Shared letters: ié. Private to "émit": mt. Private to "épi": p.
"émit" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "épi" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "émit" and "épi" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "émit" vs "épi" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "émit" and "épi" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "émit" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "épi" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #33,347 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "émit" and "épi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "edito vs émit". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #33,347 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.