Which to use
“emporter” and “escorter” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,340
- “emporter” frequency rank
- #32,809
- “escorter” frequency rank
- 38149
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | emporter | escorter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Porter hors d’un lieu. | Accompagner pour protéger, défendre, surveiller ou honorer pendant la marche. |
Where the eye mixes emporter and escorter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between emporter and escorter
A purely visual mix-up. emporter (\ɑ̃.pɔʁ.te\) and escorter (\ɛs.kɔʁ.te\) 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 38149, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
emporter is recorded at frequency rank #5,340, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.pɔʁ.te\. escorter is at rank #32,809, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛs.kɔʁ.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 38149, this pair ranks #257,325 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of emporter vs escorter
Shared letters: eort. Private to "emporter": mp. Private to "escorter": cs.
"emporter" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "escorter" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "emporter" and "escorter" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "emporter" or "escorter"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "emporter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "escorter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #257,325 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "emporter" and "escorter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "escorter vs escortes". 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 #257,325 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.