Which to use
“émoi” and “emploi” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,825
- “émoi” frequency rank
- #567
- “emploi” frequency rank
- 25392
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | émoi | emploi |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forte inquiétude. | Usage qu’on fait de quelque chose. |
Where the eye mixes émoi and emploi
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. émoi runs 4 letters (VCVV) against emploi's 6 (VCCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between émoi and emploi
A purely visual mix-up. émoi (\e.mwa\) and emploi (\ɑ̃.plwa\) 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 25392, 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\. emploi is at rank #567, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.plwa\.
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 25392, this pair ranks #341,129 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of émoi vs emploi
Shared letters: imo. Private to "émoi": é. Private to "emploi": elp.
"émoi" · 4 letters · shape VCVV · "emploi" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- emploi ← emlpoi · emmploi · emplio · emplloi · empoli · empploi · epmloi · meploi
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "émoi" and "emploi" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "émoi" or "emploi" 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 "emploi" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #341,129 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "émoi" and "emploi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "émit vs émoi". 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 #341,129 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.