Which to use
“emportée” is a noun and “exporte” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,997
- “emportée” frequency rank
- #21,009
- “exporte” frequency rank
- 42006
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | emportée | exporte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Femme qui s’emporte facilement. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de exporter. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set emportée and exporte apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: emportée is \ɑ̃.pɔʁ.te\ while exporte is \ɛk.spɔʁt\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42006, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
emportée is recorded at frequency rank #20,997, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.pɔʁ.te\. exporte is at rank #21,009, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛk.spɔʁt\.
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 42006, this pair ranks #228,909 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of emportée vs exporte
Shared letters: eoprt. Private to "emportée": mé. Private to "exporte": x.
"emportée" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV · "exporte" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- exporte ← epxorte · exoprte · exporet · exporrte · exportte · expotre · expporte · exprote
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "emportée" and "exporte" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "emportée" or "exporte"?
Remembering emportée vs exporte
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “emportée”; for a verb, it's “exporte”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “emportée” entry
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