Which to use
“emmène” and “emmènent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,818
- “emmène” frequency rank
- #29,339
- “emmènent” frequency rank
- 36157
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | emmène | emmènent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de emmener. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de emmener. |
Same sound, different letters: emmène vs emmènent
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. emmène runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against emmènent's 8 (VCCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - emmène and emmènent
This is the hard kind. emmène and emmènent are pronounced identically (\ɑ̃.mɛn\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “emmène” sits inside “emmènent”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36157, 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\. 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 36157, this pair ranks #271,614 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of emmène vs emmènent
Shared letters: emnè. Private to "emmène": -. Private to "emmènent": t.
"emmène" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "emmènent" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "emmène" and "emmènent" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "emmène" vs "emmènent" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "emmène" 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 #271,614 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "emmène" and "emmènent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "emmènent vs emmènes". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #271,614 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.