Which to use
“emportée” is a noun and “exportée” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,997
- “emportée” frequency rank
- #47,330
- “exportée” frequency rank
- 68327
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | emportée | exportée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Femme qui s’emporte facilement. | Participe passé féminin singulier de exporter. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set emportée and exportée apart are highlighted. They share 7 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 exportée is \ɛk.spɔʁ.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - m in “emportée” becomes x in “exportée”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68327, 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\. exportée is at rank #47,330, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛk.spɔʁ.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 68327, this pair ranks #59,625 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of emportée vs exportée
Shared letters: eoprté. Private to "emportée": m. Private to "exportée": x.
"emportée" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV · "exportée" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "emportée" and "exportée" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "emportée" or "exportée"?
Remembering emportée vs exportée
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 “exportée”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “emportée” entry
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