Which to use
“Emirate” and “Emirates” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,701
- “Emirate” frequency rank
- #43,140
- “Emirates” frequency rank
- 70841
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Emirate | Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Emirat | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Emirat |
Where the eye mixes Emirate and Emirates
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Emirate vs Emirates
A purely visual mix-up. Emirate ([ˌemiˈʁaːtə]) and Emirates ([ˌemiˈʁaːtəs]) 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) - “Emirate” sits inside “Emirates”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70841, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Emirate is recorded at frequency rank #27,701, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˌemiˈʁaːtə]. Emirates is at rank #43,140, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˌemiˈʁaːtəs].
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 70841, this pair ranks #434,302 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Emirate vs Emirates
Shared letters: aeimrt. Private to "Emirate": -. Private to "Emirates": s.
"Emirate" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "Emirates" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Emirate" and "Emirates" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Emirate" or "Emirates"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Emirate" and "Emirates" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Emirate" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Emirates" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #434,302 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Emirate" and "Emirates" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Emiraten vs Emirates". 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 #434,302 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.