Which to use
“emmène” and “emmènes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,818
- “emmène” frequency rank
- #49,627
- “emmènes” frequency rank
- 56445
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | emmène | emmènes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de emmener. | Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de emmener. |
Same sound, different letters: emmène vs emmènes
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. emmène runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against emmènes's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - emmène / emmènes
This is the hard kind. emmène and emmènes 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 1 extra letter(s) - “emmène” sits inside “emmènes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56445, 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\. emmènes is at rank #49,627, 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 56445, this pair ranks #121,056 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of emmène vs emmènes
Shared letters: emnè. Private to "emmène": -. Private to "emmènes": s.
"emmène" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "emmènes" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "emmène" and "emmènes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "emmène" vs "emmènes" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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 "emmènes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #121,056 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "emmène" and "emmènes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "emmena vs emmènes". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #121,056 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.