Which to use
“emparer” and “emporter” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,477
- “emparer” frequency rank
- #5,340
- “emporter” frequency rank
- 14817
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | emparer | emporter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fortifier, mettre en état de défense. | Porter hors d’un lieu. |
Where the eye mixes emparer and emporter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. emparer runs 7 letters (VCCVCVC) against emporter's 8 (VCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: emparer vs emporter
A purely visual mix-up. emparer (\ɑ̃.pa.ʁe\) and emporter (\ɑ̃.pɔʁ.te\) 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 14817, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
emparer is recorded at frequency rank #9,477, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.pa.ʁe\. emporter is at rank #5,340, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.pɔʁ.te\.
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 14817, this pair ranks #395,103 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of emparer vs emporter
Shared letters: empr. Private to "emparer": a. Private to "emporter": ot.
"emparer" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "emporter" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "emparer" for "emporter" ever safe?
Which is more common, "emparer" or "emporter"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "emparer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "emporter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #395,103 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "emparer" and "emporter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "emporter vs exportée". 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 #395,103 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.