Which to use
“empruntée” is an adjective and “emprunts” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,533
- “empruntée” frequency rank
- #10,696
- “emprunts” frequency rank
- 34229
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | empruntée | emprunts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de emprunté. | Pluriel de emprunt. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set empruntée and emprunts apart are highlighted. They share 7 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: empruntée is \ɑ̃.pʁœ̃.te\ while emprunts is \ɑ̃.pʁœ̃\. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34229, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
empruntée is recorded at frequency rank #23,533, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɑ̃.pʁœ̃.te\. emprunts is at rank #10,696, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.pʁœ̃\.
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 34229, this pair ranks #285,269 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of empruntée vs emprunts
Shared letters: emnprtu. Private to "empruntée": é. Private to "emprunts": s.
"empruntée" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCVV · "emprunts" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- emprunts ← emmprunts · empprunts · emprnuts · emprrunts · emprunnts · emprunst · empruntss · empruntts
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "empruntée" and "emprunts" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "empruntée" or "emprunts"?
Remembering empruntée vs emprunts
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “empruntée”; for a noun, it's “emprunts”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “empruntée” entry
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