Which to use
“empli” and “emploi” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,779
- “empli” frequency rank
- #567
- “emploi” frequency rank
- 39346
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | empli | emploi |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Opération qui consiste à remplir des moules avec du sirop de sucre cuit dans une sucrerie, ou avec du savon dans une savonnerie. | Usage qu’on fait de quelque chose. |
Where the eye mixes empli and emploi
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between empli and emploi
A purely visual mix-up. empli (\ɑ̃.pli\) and emploi (\ɑ̃.plwa\) 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 39346, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
empli is recorded at frequency rank #38,779, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.pli\. emploi is at rank #567, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.plwa\.
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 39346, this pair ranks #248,676 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of empli vs emploi
Shared letters: eilmp. Private to "empli": -. Private to "emploi": o.
"empli" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV · "emploi" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "empli" and "emploi" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "empli" or "emploi"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "empli" and "emploi" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "empli" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "emploi" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #248,676 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "empli" and "emploi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "empli vs emplit". 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 #248,676 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.