Which to use
“emmena” and “emmène” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,313
- “emmena” frequency rank
- #6,818
- “emmène” frequency rank
- 49131
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | emmena | emmène |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de emmener. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de emmener. |
Where the eye mixes emmena and emmène
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. emmena and emmène follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: emmena vs emmène
A purely visual mix-up. emmena (\ɑ̃.mə.na\) and emmène (\ɑ̃.mɛn\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49131, 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\. emmène is at rank #6,818, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.mɛn\.
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 49131, this pair ranks #173,222 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of emmena vs emmène
Shared letters: emn. Private to "emmena": a. Private to "emmène": è.
"emmena" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "emmène" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- emmena ← ememna · emena · emmean · emmenna · emmnea · memena
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "emmena" for "emmène" ever safe?
Frequency check: "emmena" vs "emmène" - which ranks higher?
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 "emmène" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #173,222 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "emmena" and "emmène" 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 #173,222 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.