Which to use
“emportées” is an adjective and “exportée” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,916
- “emportées” frequency rank
- #47,330
- “exportée” frequency rank
- 91246
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | emportées | exportée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de emporté. | Participe passé féminin singulier de exporter. |
Where the eye mixes emportées and exportée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. emportées runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVVC) against exportée's 8 (VCCVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses emportées with exportée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: emportées is \ɑ̃.pɔʁ.te\ while exportée is \ɛk.spɔʁ.te\. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 91246, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
emportées is recorded at frequency rank #43,916, classified as anadj, 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 91246, this pair ranks #4,035 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of emportées vs exportée
Shared letters: eoprté. Private to "emportées": ms. Private to "exportée": x.
"emportées" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC · "exportée" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "emportées" for "exportée" ever safe?
Which is more common, "emportées" or "exportée"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "emportées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exportée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #4,035 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "emportées" and "exportée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "exportée vs exportées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #4,035 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.