Which to use
“empocher” and “emporter” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,780
- “empocher” frequency rank
- #5,340
- “emporter” frequency rank
- 44120
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | empocher | emporter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mettre en poche, en parlant surtout de l'argent ou de toute chose précieuse. | Porter hors d’un lieu. |
Where the eye mixes empocher and emporter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. empocher and emporter follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses empocher with emporter
A purely visual mix-up. empocher (\ɑ̃.pɔ.ʃe\) and emporter (\ɑ̃.pɔʁ.te\) 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 44120, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
empocher is recorded at frequency rank #38,780, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.pɔ.ʃe\. emporter is at rank #5,340, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.pɔʁ.te\.
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 44120, this pair ranks #212,913 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of empocher vs emporter
Shared letters: emopr. Private to "empocher": ch. Private to "emporter": t.
"empocher" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "emporter" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "empocher" for "emporter" ever safe?
Which is more common, "empocher" or "emporter"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "empocher" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "emporter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #212,913 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "empocher" and "emporter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "empoche vs empocher". 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 #212,913 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.