Which to use
“empêche” and “évêché” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,122
- “empêche” frequency rank
- #20,030
- “évêché” frequency rank
- 22152
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | empêche | évêché |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Personne qui porte malheur aux pêcheurs. | Institution ecclésiale rassemblant un évêque, un siège (une église cathédrale), un peuple chrétien et un diocèse (territoire soumis à l’autorité spirituelle de l'évêque d'un même lieu). |
Where the eye mixes empêche and évêché
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: empêche vs évêché
A purely visual mix-up. empêche (\ɑ̃.pɛʃ\) and évêché (\e.ve.ʃe\) 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 22152, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
empêche is recorded at frequency rank #2,122, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.pɛʃ\. évêché is at rank #20,030, tagged as anoun, pronounced \e.ve.ʃe\.
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 22152, this pair ranks #359,577 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of empêche vs évêché
Shared letters: chê. Private to "empêche": emp. Private to "évêché": vé.
"empêche" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "évêché" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "empêche" and "évêché" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "empêche" vs "évêché" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "empêche" and "évêché" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "empêche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "évêché" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #359,577 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "empêche" and "évêché" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "évêché vs évêchés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #359,577 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.