Which to use
“empêcha” and “empêchera” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,520
- “empêcha” frequency rank
- #13,586
- “empêchera” frequency rank
- 48106
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | empêcha | empêchera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de empêcher. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de empêcher. |
Where the eye mixes empêcha and empêchera
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. empêcha runs 7 letters (VCCVCCV) against empêchera's 9 (VCCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between empêcha and empêchera
A purely visual mix-up. empêcha (\ɑ̃.pɛ.ʃa\) and empêchera (\ɑ̃.pɛ.ʃə.ʁa\) 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 48106, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
empêcha is recorded at frequency rank #34,520, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.pɛ.ʃa\. empêchera is at rank #13,586, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.pɛ.ʃə.ʁa\.
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 48106, this pair ranks #181,576 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of empêcha vs empêchera
Shared letters: acehmpê. Private to "empêcha": -. Private to "empêchera": r.
"empêcha" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "empêchera" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "empêcha" and "empêchera" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "empêcha" vs "empêchera" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "empêcha" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "empêchera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #181,576 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "empêcha" and "empêchera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "empêcha vs empoche". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #181,576 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.