Which to use
“emménage” and “emmène” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,144
- “emménage” frequency rank
- #6,818
- “emmène” frequency rank
- 36962
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | emménage | emmène |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de emménager. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de emmener. |
Where the eye mixes emménage and emmène
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. emménage runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCV) against emmène's 6 (VCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses emménage with emmène
A purely visual mix-up. emménage (\ɑ̃.me.naʒ\) 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 differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36962, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
emménage is recorded at frequency rank #30,144, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.me.naʒ\. 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 36962, this pair ranks #265,859 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of emménage vs emmène
Shared letters: emn. Private to "emménage": agé. Private to "emmène": è.
"emménage" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV · "emmène" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "emménage" and "emmène" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "emménage" vs "emmène" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "emménage" 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 #265,859 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "emménage" and "emmène" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "emmena vs emménage". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #265,859 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.