emploientvsemploisWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: emploient is a verb, emplois is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“emploient” is a verb and “emplois” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#14,919
“emploient” frequency rank
#2,039
“emplois” frequency rank
16958
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature emploient emplois
Definition Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de employer. Pluriel de emploi.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set emploient and emplois apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
emploient
7 ch
emplois

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: emploient and emplois carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɑ̃.plwa\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16958, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

emploient is recorded at frequency rank #14,919, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.plwa\. emplois is at rank #2,039, 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 16958, this pair ranks #385,468 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of emploient vs emplois

Shared letters: eilmop. Private to "emploient": nt. Private to "emplois": s.

"emploient" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVVVCC  ·  "emplois" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • emploientemlpoient · emmploient · emplioent · emplloient · emploeint · emploiennt · emploientt · emploietn
  • emploisemlpois · emmplois · emplios · empllois · emploiss · emplosi · empolis · empplois

Frequency comparison

emploient#14,919
emplois#2,039

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "emploient" and "emplois" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "emploient" is a verb and "emplois" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "emploient" or "emplois"?
"emplois" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,039 in our French list, against #14,919 for "emploient". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering emploient vs emplois

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “emploient”; for a noun, it's “emplois”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “emploient” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list