Which to use
“emmena” and “emménage” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,313
- “emmena” frequency rank
- #30,144
- “emménage” frequency rank
- 72457
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | emmena | emménage |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de emmener. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de emménager. |
Where the eye mixes emmena and emménage
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. emmena runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against emménage's 8 (VCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between emmena and emménage
A purely visual mix-up. emmena (\ɑ̃.mə.na\) and emménage (\ɑ̃.me.naʒ\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72457, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
emmena is recorded at frequency rank #42,313, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.mə.na\. emménage is at rank #30,144, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.me.naʒ\.
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 72457, this pair ranks #43,929 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of emmena vs emménage
Shared letters: aemn. Private to "emmena": -. Private to "emménage": gé.
"emmena" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "emménage" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- emmena ← ememna · emena · emmean · emmenna · emmnea · memena
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "emmena" and "emménage" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "emmena" or "emménage"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "emmena" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "emménage" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,929 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "emmena" and "emménage" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "emmena vs emmènes". 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 #43,929 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.