Which to use
“emportent” and “emportera” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,472
- “emportent” frequency rank
- #29,340
- “emportera” frequency rank
- 47812
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | emportent | emportera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de emporter. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de emporter. |
Where the eye mixes emportent and emportera
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. emportent (VCCVCCVCC) and emportera (VCCVCCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses emportent with emportera
A purely visual mix-up. emportent (\ɑ̃.pɔʁt\) and emportera (\ɑ̃.pɔʁ.tə.ʁa\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47812, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
emportent is recorded at frequency rank #18,472, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.pɔʁt\. emportera is at rank #29,340, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.pɔʁ.tə.ʁa\.
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 47812, this pair ranks #183,956 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of emportent vs emportera
Shared letters: emoprt. Private to "emportent": n. Private to "emportera": a.
"emportent" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCC · "emportera" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "emportent" and "emportera" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "emportent" vs "emportera" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "emportent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "emportera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #183,956 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "emportent" and "emportera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "emportées vs emportera". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #183,956 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.