Which to use
“émouvantes” is an adjective and “épouvante” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,825
- “émouvantes” frequency rank
- #30,877
- “épouvante” frequency rank
- 75702
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | émouvantes | épouvante |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de émouvant. | Peur intense causée par une menace devenue soudain perceptible. |
Where the eye mixes émouvantes and épouvante
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: émouvantes is \e.mu.vɑ̃t\ while épouvante is \e.pu.vɑ̃t\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75702, 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\. épouvante is at rank #30,877, tagged as anoun, pronounced \e.pu.vɑ̃t\.
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 75702, this pair ranks #33,265 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of émouvantes vs épouvante
Shared letters: aenotuvé. Private to "émouvantes": ms. Private to "épouvante": p.
"émouvantes" · 10 letters · shape VCVVCVCCVC · "épouvante" · 9 letters · shape VCVVCVCCV