Which to use
“emmener” and “emmènera” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,817
- “emmener” frequency rank
- #37,309
- “emmènera” frequency rank
- 44126
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | emmener | emmènera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de emmener. |
Where the eye mixes emmener and emmènera
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. emmener runs 7 letters (VCCVCVC) against emmènera's 8 (VCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: emmener vs emmènera
A purely visual mix-up. emmener (\ɑ̃.mə.ne\) and emmènera (\ɑ̃.mɛ.nə.ʁa\) 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 44126, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
emmener is recorded at frequency rank #6,817, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.mə.ne\. emmènera is at rank #37,309, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.mɛ.nə.ʁa\.
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 44126, this pair ranks #212,856 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of emmener vs emmènera
Shared letters: emnr. Private to "emmener": -. Private to "emmènera": aè.
"emmener" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "emmènera" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- emmener ← ememner · emener · emmeenr · emmenerr · emmenner · emmenre · emmneer · memener
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "emmener" and "emmènera" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "emmener" vs "emmènera" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "emmener" and "emmènera" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "emmener" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "emmènera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #212,856 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "emmener" and "emmènera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "emmènera 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 #212,856 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.