Which to use
“emploie” and “employez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,240
- “emploie” frequency rank
- #48,490
- “employez” frequency rank
- 53730
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | emploie | employez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de employer. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de employer. |
Where the eye mixes emploie and employez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. emploie runs 7 letters (VCCCVVV) against employez's 8 (VCCCVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between emploie and employez
A purely visual mix-up. emploie (\ɑ̃.plwa\) and employez (\ɑ̃.plwa.je\) 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 53730, 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\. employez is at rank #48,490, tagged as averb, 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 53730, this pair ranks #138,761 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of emploie vs employez
Shared letters: elmop. Private to "emploie": i. Private to "employez": yz.
"emploie" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVVV · "employez" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "emploie" and "employez" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "emploie" or "employez"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "emploie" and "employez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "emploie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "employez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #138,761 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "emploie" and "employez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "employées 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 #138,761 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.