Which to use
“emploi” is a noun and “emploie” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #567
- “emploi” frequency rank
- #5,240
- “emploie” frequency rank
- 5807
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | emploi | emploie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Usage qu’on fait de quelque chose. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de employer. |
Same sound, different letters: emploi vs emploie
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. emploi runs 6 letters (VCCCVV) against emploie's 7 (VCCCVVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: emploi vs emploie
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: emploi and emploie carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɑ̃.plwa\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “emploi” sits inside “emploie”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5807, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
emploi is recorded at frequency rank #567, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.plwa\. emploie is at rank #5,240, tagged as averb, 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 5807, this pair ranks #428,016 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of emploi vs emploie
Shared letters: eilmop. Private to "emploi": -. Private to "emploie": -.
"emploi" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVV · "emploie" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "emploi" for "emploie" ever safe?
Frequency check: "emploi" vs "emploie" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "emploi" / "emploie". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "emploi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "emploie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #428,016 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "emploi" and "emploie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "emploie vs employez". 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 #428,016 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.