emivsexilConfusable pair

Quick tell: emi is a verb, exil is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

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

#38,706
“emi” frequency rank
#10,649
“exil” frequency rank
49355
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature emi exil
Definition mögen, Lust haben, im Begriff sein, geeignet sein (zu) Exil

Letter map: emi vs exil

Shared letters muted; letters that set emi and exil apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

3 ch
emi
4 ch
exil

Role in the sentence - emi and exil

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: emi is averb and exilanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49355, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

emi is recorded at frequency rank #38,706, classified as averb. exil is at rank #10,649, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɛɡ.zil].

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 49355, this pair ranks #1,214,621 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of emi vs exil

Shared letters: ei. Private to "emi": m. Private to "exil": lx.

"emi" · 3 letters · shape VCV  ·  "exil" · 4 letters · shape VCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • exileixl · exill · exli · exxil · xeil

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "emi" for "exil" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "emi" is a verb and "exil" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "emi" vs "exil" - which ranks higher?
"exil" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,649 in our German list, against #38,706 for "emi". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pair "emi" vs "exil" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "emi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "exil" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,214,621 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "emi" and "exil" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "emi vs eo". 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 #1,214,621 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