Which to use
“emmène” and “emmenez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,818
- “emmène” frequency rank
- #31,477
- “emmenez” frequency rank
- 38295
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | emmène | emmenez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de emmener. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de emmener. |
Where the eye mixes emmène and emmenez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses emmène with emmenez
A purely visual mix-up. emmène (\ɑ̃.mɛn\) and emmenez (\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 38295, 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\. emmenez is at rank #31,477, 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 38295, this pair ranks #256,269 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of emmène vs emmenez
Shared letters: emn. Private to "emmène": è. Private to "emmenez": z.
"emmène" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "emmenez" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- emmenez ← ememnez · emenez · emmeenz · emmenezz · emmennez · emmenze · emmneez · memenez
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "emmène" for "emmenez" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "emmène" or "emmenez" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "emmène" and "emmenez" 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 "emmenez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #256,269 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "emmène" and "emmenez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "emmènes vs emmenez". 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 #256,269 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.