Which to use
“emmène” and “emmenée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,818
- “emmène” frequency rank
- #19,533
- “emmenée” frequency rank
- 26351
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | emmène | emmenée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de emmener. | Participe passé féminin singulier de emmener. |
Where the eye mixes emmène and emmenée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. emmène runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) 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 emmène with emmenée
A purely visual mix-up. emmène (\ɑ̃.mɛn\) 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 26351, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
emmène is recorded at frequency rank #6,818, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.mɛn\. 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 26351, this pair ranks #335,554 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of emmène vs emmenée
Shared letters: emn. Private to "emmène": è. Private to "emmenée": é.
"emmène" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "emmenée" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "emmène" and "emmenée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "emmène" vs "emmenée" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "emmène" and "emmenée" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "emmène" 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 #335,554 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "emmène" and "emmenée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "emmenée vs emmènes". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #335,554 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.