Which to use
“émoi” and “emoji” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,825
- “émoi” frequency rank
- #41,765
- “emoji” frequency rank
- 66590
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | émoi | emoji |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forte inquiétude. | Émoticône ou pictogramme ayant un point de code unique, utilisé dans les messages électroniques, par exemple 🚃 (U+1F683 dans Unicode). |
Where the eye mixes émoi and emoji
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. émoi runs 4 letters (VCVV) against emoji's 5 (VCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses émoi with emoji
A purely visual mix-up. émoi (\e.mwa\) and emoji (\e.mo.ʒi\) 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 66590, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
émoi is recorded at frequency rank #24,825, classified as anoun, pronounced \e.mwa\. emoji is at rank #41,765, tagged as anoun, pronounced \e.mo.ʒi\.
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 66590, this pair ranks #67,146 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of émoi vs emoji
Shared letters: imo. Private to "émoi": é. Private to "emoji": ej.
"émoi" · 4 letters · shape VCVV · "emoji" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- emoji ← emjoi · emmoji · emoij · emojji · eomji · meoji
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "émoi" for "emoji" ever safe?
Frequency check: "émoi" vs "emoji" - 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 "émoi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "emoji" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #67,146 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "émoi" and "emoji" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "emoji vs emojis". 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 #67,146 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.