Which to use
“empiéter” and “emporter” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,739
- “empiéter” frequency rank
- #5,340
- “emporter” frequency rank
- 46079
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | empiéter | emporter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Usurper dans ou sur la propriété d’autrui. | Porter hors d’un lieu. |
Where the eye mixes empiéter and emporter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. empiéter (VCCVVCVC) and emporter (VCCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between empiéter and emporter
A purely visual mix-up. empiéter (\ɑ̃.pje.te\) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46079, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
empiéter is recorded at frequency rank #40,739, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.pje.te\. 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 46079, this pair ranks #197,760 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of empiéter vs emporter
Shared letters: emprt. Private to "empiéter": ié. Private to "emporter": o.
"empiéter" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC · "emporter" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- emporter ← emmporter · emoprter · emporetr · emporrter · emporterr · emportre · emportter · empotrer
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "empiéter" for "emporter" ever safe?
Frequency check: "empiéter" vs "emporter" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "empiéter" and "emporter" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "empiéter" 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 #197,760 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "empiéter" and "emporter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "empiète vs empiéter". 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 #197,760 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.