Which to use
“emmènent” and “emmènes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,339
- “emmènent” frequency rank
- #49,627
- “emmènes” frequency rank
- 78966
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | emmènent | emmènes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de emmener. | Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de emmener. |
Same sound, different letters: emmènent vs emmènes
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. emmènent runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCC) against emmènes's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - emmènent and emmènes
This is the hard kind. emmènent 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78966, 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\. 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 78966, this pair ranks #24,401 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of emmènent vs emmènes
Shared letters: emnè. Private to "emmènent": t. Private to "emmènes": s.
"emmènent" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC · "emmènes" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "emmènent" and "emmènes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "emmènent" or "emmènes"?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "emmènent" / "emmènes". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "emmènent" 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 #24,401 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "emmènent" and "emmènes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "emmena vs emmènes". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #24,401 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.