Which to use
“emmerdent” is a verb and “emmerdes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,740
- “emmerdent” frequency rank
- #18,190
- “emmerdes” frequency rank
- 64930
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | emmerdent | emmerdes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de emmerder. | Pluriel de emmerde. |
Same sound, different letters: emmerdent vs emmerdes
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. emmerdent runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVCC) against emmerdes's 8 (VCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: emmerdent vs emmerdes
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: emmerdent and emmerdes carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɑ̃.mɛʁd\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64930, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
emmerdent is recorded at frequency rank #46,740, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.mɛʁd\. emmerdes is at rank #18,190, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.mɛʁd\.
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 64930, this pair ranks #74,670 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of emmerdent vs emmerdes
Shared letters: demr. Private to "emmerdent": nt. Private to "emmerdes": s.
"emmerdent" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCC · "emmerdes" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "emmerdent" for "emmerdes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "emmerdent" vs "emmerdes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "emmerdent" / "emmerdes". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "emmerdent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "emmerdes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,670 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "emmerdent" and "emmerdes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "emmerdé vs emmerdent". 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 #74,670 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.