Which to use
“émoi” and “emojis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,825
- “émoi” frequency rank
- #47,315
- “emojis” frequency rank
- 72140
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | émoi | emojis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forte inquiétude. | Pluriel de emoji. |
Where the eye mixes émoi and emojis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses émoi with emojis
A purely visual mix-up. émoi (\e.mwa\) and emojis (\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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72140, 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\. emojis is at rank #47,315, 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 72140, this pair ranks #45,058 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of émoi vs emojis
Shared letters: imo. Private to "émoi": é. Private to "emojis": ejs.
"émoi" · 4 letters · shape VCVV · "emojis" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- emojis ← emjois · emmojis · emoijs · emojiss · emojjis · emojsi · eomjis · meojis
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "émoi" and "emojis" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "émoi" vs "emojis" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "émoi" and "emojis" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "émoi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "emojis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #45,058 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "émoi" and "emojis" 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 #45,058 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.