Which to use
“emmènera” and “emmenez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,309
- “emmènera” frequency rank
- #31,477
- “emmenez” frequency rank
- 68786
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | emmènera | emmenez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de emmener. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de emmener. |
Where the eye mixes emmènera and emmenez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. emmènera runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCV) against emmenez's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: emmènera vs emmenez
A purely visual mix-up. emmènera (\ɑ̃.mɛ.nə.ʁa\) and emmenez (\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 68786, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
emmènera is recorded at frequency rank #37,309, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.mɛ.nə.ʁa\. emmenez is at rank #31,477, 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 68786, this pair ranks #57,707 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of emmènera vs emmenez
Shared letters: emn. Private to "emmènera": arè. Private to "emmenez": z.
"emmènera" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV · "emmenez" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- emmenez ← ememnez · emenez · emmeenz · emmenezz · emmennez · emmenze · emmneez · memenez
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "emmènera" and "emmenez" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "emmènera" or "emmenez" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "emmènera" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "emmenez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,707 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "emmènera" and "emmenez" 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 #57,707 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.