émouvantesvsémouvantsWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“émouvantes” and “émouvants” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#44,825
“émouvantes” frequency rank
#48,282
“émouvants” frequency rank
93107
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature émouvantes émouvants
Definition Féminin pluriel de émouvant. Masculin pluriel de émouvant.

Where the eye mixes émouvantes and émouvants

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.

10 ch
émouvantes
9 ch
émouvants

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. émouvantes (\e.mu.vɑ̃t\) and émouvants (\e.mu.vɑ̃\) 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 93107, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

émouvantes is recorded at frequency rank #44,825, classified as anadj, pronounced \e.mu.vɑ̃t\. émouvants is at rank #48,282, tagged as anadj, pronounced \e.mu.vɑ̃\.

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 93107, this pair ranks #2,513 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of émouvantes vs émouvants

Shared letters: amnostuvé. Private to "émouvantes": e. Private to "émouvants": -.

"émouvantes" · 10 letters · shape VCVVCVCCVC  ·  "émouvants" · 9 letters · shape VCVVCVCCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "émouvantes" and "émouvants" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\e.mu.vɑ̃t\ versus \e.mu.vɑ̃\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "émouvantes" or "émouvants"?
"émouvantes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #44,825 in our French list, against #48,282 for "émouvants". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list