Which to use
“emotion” and “émotions” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,854
- “emotion” frequency rank
- #3,654
- “émotions” frequency rank
- 46508
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | emotion | émotions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Émotion. | Pluriel de émotion. |
Where the eye mixes emotion and émotions
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. emotion runs 7 letters (VCVCVVC) against émotions's 8 (VCVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses emotion with émotions
A purely visual mix-up. emotion (\əˈmoʊ.ʃən\) and émotions (\e.mɔ.sjɔ̃\) 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 46508, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
emotion is recorded at frequency rank #42,854, classified as anoun, pronounced \əˈmoʊ.ʃən\. émotions is at rank #3,654, tagged as anoun, pronounced \e.mɔ.sjɔ̃\.
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 46508, this pair ranks #194,353 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of emotion vs émotions
Shared letters: imnot. Private to "emotion": e. Private to "émotions": sé.
"emotion" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC · "émotions" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- emotion ← emmotion · emoiton · emotino · emotionn · emotoin · emottion · emtoion · eomtion
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "emotion" for "émotions" ever safe?
Frequency check: "emotion" vs "émotions" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "emotion" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "émotions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #194,353 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "emotion" and "émotions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "emotion vs émotive". 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 #194,353 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.