Which to use
“empoisonnée” and “emprisonnée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,081
- “empoisonnée” frequency rank
- #28,933
- “emprisonnée” frequency rank
- 63014
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | empoisonnée | emprisonnée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de empoisonné. | Féminin singulier de emprisonné. |
Where the eye mixes empoisonnée and emprisonnée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. empoisonnée (VCCVVCVCCVV) and emprisonnée (VCCCVCVCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: empoisonnée vs emprisonnée
A purely visual mix-up. empoisonnée (\ɑ̃.pwa.zɔ.ne\) and emprisonnée (\ɑ̃.pʁi.zɔ.ne\) 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 a single letter - o in “empoisonnée” becomes r in “emprisonnée”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63014, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
empoisonnée is recorded at frequency rank #34,081, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɑ̃.pwa.zɔ.ne\. emprisonnée is at rank #28,933, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɑ̃.pʁi.zɔ.ne\.
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 63014, this pair ranks #84,100 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of empoisonnée vs emprisonnée
Shared letters: eimnopsé. Private to "empoisonnée": -. Private to "emprisonnée": r.
"empoisonnée" · 11 letters · shape VCCVVCVCCVV · "emprisonnée" · 11 letters · shape VCCCVCVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "empoisonnée" and "emprisonnée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "empoisonnée" vs "emprisonnée" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "empoisonnée" and "emprisonnée" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "empoisonnée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "emprisonnée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #84,100 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "empoisonnée" and "emprisonnée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "empoisonnée vs emprisonne". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #84,100 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.