Which to use
“emmènent” and “emmener” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,339
- “emmènent” frequency rank
- #6,817
- “emmener” frequency rank
- 36156
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | emmènent | emmener |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel 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 emmènent and emmener
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. emmènent runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCC) against emmener's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: emmènent vs emmener
A purely visual mix-up. emmènent (\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 36156, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
emmènent is recorded at frequency rank #29,339, 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 36156, this pair ranks #271,621 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of emmènent vs emmener
Shared letters: emn. Private to "emmènent": tè. Private to "emmener": r.
"emmènent" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC · "emmener" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- emmener ← ememner · emener · emmeenr · emmenerr · emmenner · emmenre · emmneer · memener
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "emmènent" and "emmener" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "emmènent" or "emmener" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "emmènent" 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 #271,621 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "emmènent" and "emmener" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "emmènent 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 #271,621 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.