Which to use
“emmener” and “emmènes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,817
- “emmener” frequency rank
- #49,627
- “emmènes” frequency rank
- 56444
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | emmener | emmènes |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de emmener. |
Where the eye mixes emmener and emmènes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. emmener and emmènes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: emmener vs emmènes
A purely visual mix-up. emmener (\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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56444, 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\. 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 56444, this pair ranks #121,062 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of emmener vs emmènes
Shared letters: emn. Private to "emmener": r. Private to "emmènes": sè.
"emmener" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "emmènes" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- emmener ← ememner · emener · emmeenr · emmenerr · emmenner · emmenre · emmneer · memener
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "emmener" and "emmènes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "emmener" vs "emmènes" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "emmener" 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 #121,062 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "emmener" and "emmènes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "emmena 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 #121,062 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.