Which to use
“emplacement” and “espacement” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,146
- “emplacement” frequency rank
- #41,777
- “espacement” frequency rank
- 45923
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | emplacement | espacement |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Espace de terrain considéré comme propre à y construire un bâtiment, à y tracer un jardin, à y exercer un commerce ou une industrie, etc. | Action d’espacer ou résultat de cette action. |
Where the eye mixes emplacement and espacement
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses emplacement with espacement
A purely visual mix-up. emplacement (\ɑ̃.plas.mɑ̃\) and espacement (\ɛs.pas.mɑ̃\) 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 45923, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
emplacement is recorded at frequency rank #4,146, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.plas.mɑ̃\. espacement is at rank #41,777, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛs.pas.mɑ̃\.
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 45923, this pair ranks #199,016 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of emplacement vs espacement
Shared letters: acemnpt. Private to "emplacement": l. Private to "espacement": s.
"emplacement" · 11 letters · shape VCCCVCVCVCC · "espacement" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- emplacement ← emlpacement · emmplacement · empalcement · emplaccement · emplaceemnt · emplacemennt · emplacementt · emplacemetn
- espacement ← epsacement · esapcement · espaccement · espaceemnt · espacemennt · espacementt · espacemetn · espacemment
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "emplacement" and "espacement" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "emplacement" vs "espacement" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "emplacement" and "espacement" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "emplacement" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "espacement" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #199,016 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "emplacement" and "espacement" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "effacement vs espacement". 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 #199,016 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.