Which to use
“emploie” and “explose” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,240
- “emploie” frequency rank
- #8,240
- “explose” frequency rank
- 13480
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | emploie | explose |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de employer. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de exploser. |
Where the eye mixes emploie and explose
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. emploie (VCCCVVV) and explose (VCCCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: emploie vs explose
A purely visual mix-up. emploie (\ɑ̃.plwa\) and explose (\ɛk.sploz\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13480, 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\. explose is at rank #8,240, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛk.sploz\.
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 13480, this pair ranks #400,859 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of emploie vs explose
Shared letters: elop. Private to "emploie": im. Private to "explose": sx.
"emploie" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVVV · "explose" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "emploie" for "explose" ever safe?
Frequency check: "emploie" vs "explose" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "emploie" and "explose" 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 "explose" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #400,859 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "emploie" and "explose" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "explose vs exposez". 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 #400,859 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.