Which to use
“emmena” and “emmènes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,313
- “emmena” frequency rank
- #49,627
- “emmènes” frequency rank
- 91940
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | emmena | emmènes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de emmener. | Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de emmener. |
Where the eye mixes emmena and emmènes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. emmena runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against emmènes's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses emmena with emmènes
A purely visual mix-up. emmena (\ɑ̃.mə.na\) and emmènes (\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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 91940, 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\. emmènes is at rank #49,627, 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 91940, this pair ranks #3,394 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of emmena vs emmènes
Shared letters: emn. Private to "emmena": a. Private to "emmènes": sè.
"emmena" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "emmènes" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- emmena ← ememna · emena · emmean · emmenna · emmnea · memena
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "emmena" and "emmènes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "emmena" or "emmènes"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "emmena" and "emmènes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "emmena" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "emmènes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #3,394 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "emmena" and "emmènes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "emmènera 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 #3,394 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.