émit vs ext, What's the Difference?

Which to use

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

#49,446
“émit” frequency rank: #36,838
“ext” frequency rank: 86284
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	émit	ext
Definition	Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de émettre.	Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’impératif présent de exen.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set émit and ext apart are highlighted. They share 1 letter in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

4 ch

émit

3 ch

ext

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. émit (\e.mi\) and ext (\ɛkst\) 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 86284, 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\. ext is at rank #36,838, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛkst\.

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 86284, this pair ranks #9,954 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of émit vs ext

Shared letters: t. Private to "émit": imé. Private to "ext": ex.

"émit" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "ext" · 3 letters · shape VCC

Frequency comparison

émit#49,446

ext#36,838

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "émit" and "ext" be used interchangeably?

No. They are said differently (\e.mi\ versus \ɛkst\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Which is more common, "émit" or "ext"?

"ext" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #36,838 in our French list, against #49,446 for "émit". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering émit vs ext

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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