Which to use
“emprisonne” and “emprisonner” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,267
- “emprisonne” frequency rank
- #25,641
- “emprisonner” frequency rank
- 66908
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | emprisonne | emprisonner |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de emprisonner. | Mettre en prison. |
Where the eye mixes emprisonne and emprisonner
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. emprisonne runs 10 letters (VCCCVCVCCV) against emprisonner's 11 (VCCCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between emprisonne and emprisonner
A purely visual mix-up. emprisonne (\ɑ̃.pʁi.zɔn\) and emprisonner (\ɑ̃.pʁi.zɔ.ne\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “emprisonne” sits inside “emprisonner”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66908, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
emprisonne is recorded at frequency rank #41,267, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.pʁi.zɔn\. emprisonner is at rank #25,641, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.pʁi.zɔ.ne\.
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 66908, this pair ranks #65,757 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of emprisonne vs emprisonner
Shared letters: eimnoprs. Private to "emprisonne": -. Private to "emprisonner": -.
"emprisonne" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCVCCV · "emprisonner" · 11 letters · shape VCCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- emprisonne ← emmprisonne · empirsonne · empprisonne · empriosnne · emprisnone · emprisone · emprisonen · emprissonne
- emprisonner ← emmprisonner · empirsonner · empprisonner · empriosnner · emprisnoner · emprisonenr · emprisoner · emprisonnerr
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "emprisonne" and "emprisonner" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "emprisonne" or "emprisonner" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "emprisonne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "emprisonner" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #65,757 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "emprisonne" and "emprisonner" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "empoisonnée vs emprisonne". 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 #65,757 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.