emivsEMRKConfusable pair

Quick tell: emi is a verb, EMRK is an abbrev, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“emi” is a verb and “EMRK” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#38,706
“emi” frequency rank
#38,708
“EMRK” frequency rank
77414
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature emi EMRK
Definition mögen, Lust haben, im Begriff sein, geeignet sein (zu) Europäische Menschenrechtskonvention

Letter map: emi vs EMRK

Shared letters muted; letters that set emi and EMRK apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. emi runs 3 letters (VCV) against EMRK's 4 (VCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

3 ch
emi
4 ch
EMRK

Grammar separator: emi vs EMRK

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: emi is averb and EMRKanabbrev. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77414, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

emi is recorded at frequency rank #38,706, classified as averb. EMRK is at rank #38,708, tagged as anabbrev, pronounced [eːʔɛmʔɛʁˈkaː].

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 77414, this pair ranks #261,207 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of emi vs EMRK

Shared letters: em. Private to "emi": i. Private to "EMRK": kr.

"emi" · 3 letters · shape VCV  ·  "EMRK" · 4 letters · shape VCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • EMRKemkr · emmrk · emrkk · emrrk · ermk

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "emi" and "EMRK" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "emi" is a verb and "EMRK" an abbrev, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "emi" or "EMRK"?
"emi" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #38,706 in our German list, against #38,708 for "EMRK". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "emi" and "EMRK".

  • Full dictionary entry for "emi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "EMRK" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #261,207 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "emi" and "EMRK" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "EMRK vs Esra". 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 #261,207 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list