Which to use
“emmenée” and “emmènes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,533
- “emmenée” frequency rank
- #49,627
- “emmènes” frequency rank
- 69160
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | emmenée | emmènes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de emmener. | Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de emmener. |
Where the eye mixes emmenée and emmènes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. emmenée (VCCVCVV) and emmènes (VCCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses emmenée with emmènes
A purely visual mix-up. emmenée (\ɑ̃.mə.ne\) and emmènes (\ɑ̃.mɛn\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69160, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
emmenée is recorded at frequency rank #19,533, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.mə.ne\. 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 69160, this pair ranks #56,244 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of emmenée vs emmènes
Shared letters: emn. Private to "emmenée": é. Private to "emmènes": sè.
"emmenée" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV · "emmènes" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "emmenée" and "emmènes" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "emmenée" vs "emmènes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "emmenée" 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 #56,244 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "emmenée" and "emmènes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "emmena vs emmènes". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #56,244 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.