Which to use
“emmenait” and “emmènent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,494
- “emmenait” frequency rank
- #29,339
- “emmènent” frequency rank
- 64833
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | emmenait | emmènent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de emmener. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de emmener. |
Where the eye mixes emmenait and emmènent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. emmenait (VCCVCVVC) and emmènent (VCCVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses emmenait with emmènent
A purely visual mix-up. emmenait (\ɑ̃.mə.nɛ\) and emmènent (\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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64833, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
emmenait is recorded at frequency rank #35,494, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.mə.nɛ\. emmènent is at rank #29,339, 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 64833, this pair ranks #75,130 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of emmenait vs emmènent
Shared letters: emnt. Private to "emmenait": ai. Private to "emmènent": è.
"emmenait" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVC · "emmènent" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- emmenait ← ememnait · emenait · emmeanit · emmenaitt · emmenati · emmeniat · emmennait · emmneait
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "emmenait" and "emmènent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "emmenait" vs "emmènent" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "emmenait" and "emmènent" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "emmenait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "emmènent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #75,130 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "emmenait" and "emmènent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "emmènent 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 #75,130 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.