Which to use
“empoche” and “empocher” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,408
- “empoche” frequency rank
- #38,780
- “empocher” frequency rank
- 82188
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | empoche | empocher |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de empocher. | Mettre en poche, en parlant surtout de l'argent ou de toute chose précieuse. |
Where the eye mixes empoche and empocher
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. empoche runs 7 letters (VCCVCCV) against empocher's 8 (VCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: empoche vs empocher
A purely visual mix-up. empoche (\ɑ̃.pɔʃ\) and empocher (\ɑ̃.pɔ.ʃe\) 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 extra letter(s) - “empoche” sits inside “empocher”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82188, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
empoche is recorded at frequency rank #43,408, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.pɔʃ\. empocher is at rank #38,780, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.pɔ.ʃe\.
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 82188, this pair ranks #17,219 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of empoche vs empocher
Shared letters: cehmop. Private to "empoche": -. Private to "empocher": r.
"empoche" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "empocher" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "empoche" and "empocher" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "empoche" vs "empocher" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "empoche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "empocher" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #17,219 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "empoche" and "empocher" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "empêcha vs empoche". 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 #17,219 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.