Which to use
“emploie” is a verb and “employée” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,240
- “emploie” frequency rank
- #7,821
- “employée” frequency rank
- 13061
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | emploie | employée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de employer. | Celle qui est rétribuée pour produire un travail au sein d’une entreprise ou d’une administration. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set emploie and employée apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: emploie is \ɑ̃.plwa\ while employée is \ɑ̃.plwa.je\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13061, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
emploie is recorded at frequency rank #5,240, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.plwa\. employée is at rank #7,821, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.plwa.je\.
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 13061, this pair ranks #402,597 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of emploie vs employée
Shared letters: elmop. Private to "emploie": i. Private to "employée": yé.
"emploie" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVVV · "employée" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- emploie ← emlpoie · emmploie · emplioe · emplloie · emploei · empolie · empploie · epmloie
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "emploie" and "employée" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "emploie" or "employée"?
Remembering emploie vs employée
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “emploie”; for a noun, it's “employée”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “emploie” entry
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