Which to use
“emportées” is an adjective and “exportées” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,916
- “emportées” frequency rank
- #48,514
- “exportées” frequency rank
- 92430
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | emportées | exportées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de emporté. | Participe passé féminin pluriel de exporter. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set emportées and exportées apart are highlighted. They share 8 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: emportées is \ɑ̃.pɔʁ.te\ while exportées is \ɛk.spɔʁ.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - m in “emportées” becomes x in “exportées”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 92430, 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\. exportées is at rank #48,514, 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 92430, this pair ranks #2,998 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of emportées vs exportées
Shared letters: eoprsté. Private to "emportées": m. Private to "exportées": x.
"emportées" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC · "exportées" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "emportées" and "exportées" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "emportées" or "exportées"?
Remembering emportées vs exportées
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “emportées”; for a verb, it's “exportées”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “emportées” entry
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