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 eye mixes émit and ext
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence. émit runs 4 letters (VCVC) against ext's 3 (VCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between émit and ext
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "émit" and "ext" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "émit" or "ext" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "émit" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ext" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #9,954 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "émit" and "ext" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "edito vs émit". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #9,954 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.