Which to use
“émoi” and “empli” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,825
- “émoi” frequency rank
- #38,779
- “empli” frequency rank
- 63604
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | émoi | empli |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forte inquiétude. | Opération qui consiste à remplir des moules avec du sirop de sucre cuit dans une sucrerie, ou avec du savon dans une savonnerie. |
Where the eye mixes émoi and empli
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. émoi runs 4 letters (VCVV) against empli's 5 (VCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between émoi and empli
A purely visual mix-up. émoi (\e.mwa\) and empli (\ɑ̃.pli\) 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 63604, 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\. empli is at rank #38,779, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.pli\.
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 63604, this pair ranks #81,151 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of émoi vs empli
Shared letters: im. Private to "émoi": oé. Private to "empli": elp.
"émoi" · 4 letters · shape VCVV · "empli" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- empli ← emlpi · emmpli · empil · emplli · emppli · epmli · mepli
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "émoi" and "empli" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "émoi" or "empli" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "émoi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "empli" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #81,151 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "émoi" and "empli" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "empli vs emplit". 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 #81,151 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.