Which to use
“emmène” and “emmener” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,818
- “emmène” frequency rank
- #6,817
- “emmener” frequency rank
- 13635
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | emmène | emmener |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de emmener. | Mener du lieu où l’on est vers un autre lieu ; utilisé plutôt en parlant de personnes ou d’objets capables de se déplacer, comme par exemple des véhicules. |
Where the eye mixes emmène and emmener
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. emmène runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against emmener's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses emmène with emmener
A purely visual mix-up. emmène (\ɑ̃.mɛn\) and emmener (\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 13635, 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\. emmener is at rank #6,817, 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 13635, this pair ranks #400,193 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of emmène vs emmener
Shared letters: emn. Private to "emmène": è. Private to "emmener": r.
"emmène" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "emmener" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- emmener ← ememner · emener · emmeenr · emmenerr · emmenner · emmenre · emmneer · memener
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "emmène" for "emmener" ever safe?
Which is more common, "emmène" or "emmener"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "emmène" and "emmener" 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 "emmener" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #400,193 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "emmène" and "emmener" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "emmène 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 #400,193 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.