Which to use
“emménage” and “emmenée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,144
- “emménage” frequency rank
- #19,533
- “emmenée” frequency rank
- 49677
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | emménage | emmenée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de emménager. | Participe passé féminin singulier de emmener. |
Where the eye mixes emménage and emmenée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. emménage runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCV) against emmenée's 7 (VCCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses emménage with emmenée
A purely visual mix-up. emménage (\ɑ̃.me.naʒ\) and emmenée (\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 49677, 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\. emmenée is at rank #19,533, 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 49677, this pair ranks #168,729 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of emménage vs emmenée
Shared letters: emné. Private to "emménage": ag. Private to "emmenée": -.
"emménage" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV · "emmenée" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "emménage" for "emmenée" ever safe?
Frequency check: "emménage" vs "emmenée" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "emménage" and "emmenée" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "emménage" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "emmenée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #168,729 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "emménage" and "emmenée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "emmena vs emménage". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #168,729 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.