Which to use
“emmena” and “emmener” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,313
- “emmena” frequency rank
- #6,817
- “emmener” frequency rank
- 49130
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | emmena | emmener |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de emmener. | Mener du lieu où l’on est vers un autre lieu ; utilisé plutôt en parlant de personnes ou d’objets capables de se déplacer, comme par exemple des véhicules. |
Where the eye mixes emmena and emmener
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. emmena runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against emmener's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: emmena vs emmener
A purely visual mix-up. emmena (\ɑ̃.mə.na\) and emmener (\ɑ̃.mə.ne\) 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 49130, 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\. emmener is at rank #6,817, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.mə.ne\.
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 49130, this pair ranks #173,234 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of emmena vs emmener
Shared letters: emn. Private to "emmena": a. Private to "emmener": r.
"emmena" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "emmener" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "emmena" and "emmener" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "emmena" vs "emmener" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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 "emmener" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #173,234 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "emmena" and "emmener" 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 #173,234 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.