Which to use
“empêchent” and “empêchera” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,992
- “empêchent” frequency rank
- #13,586
- “empêchera” frequency rank
- 23578
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | empêchent | empêchera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de empêcher. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de empêcher. |
Where the eye mixes empêchent and empêchera
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. empêchent (VCCVCCVCC) and empêchera (VCCVCCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between empêchent and empêchera
A purely visual mix-up. empêchent (\ɑ̃.pɛʃ\) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23578, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
empêchent is recorded at frequency rank #9,992, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.pɛʃ\. 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 23578, this pair ranks #351,681 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of empêchent vs empêchera
Shared letters: cehmpê. Private to "empêchent": nt. Private to "empêchera": ar.
"empêchent" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCC · "empêchera" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "empêchent" for "empêchera" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "empêchent" or "empêchera" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "empêchent" and "empêchera" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "empêchent" 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 #351,681 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "empêchent" and "empêchera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "empêchera vs empocher". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #351,681 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.