Email

[eˈmaɪ̯]

/[eˈmaɪ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Email” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,918. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,918
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein- oder mehrfarbiger Schmelzüberzug auf Metallflächen

Corpus desk

Index DE-email · Email · German

Email · rank #6,918 · 6 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,918
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH elektrischen

Nearest frequency peer: elektrischen (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Email“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Email“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Email vs emi
40% similar
Email vs Emil
80% similar
Email vs exil
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Email
PropertyValue
HeadwordEmail
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[eˈmaɪ̯]
Letters5
Frequency rank#6,918
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Email“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Emailliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „elektrischen“ (#6,917), „English“ (#6,919), „einnehmen“ (#6,916). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Email“ bei #6,918. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Email (IPA [eˈmaɪ̯]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,918 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ein- oder mehrfarbiger Schmelzüberzug auf Metallflächen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Email, with forms such as "eamil", "emaill", and "emali". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "emi", "Emil", "exil", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Email, spelled E-M-A-I-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein- oder mehrfarbiger Schmelzüberzug auf Metallflächen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Email appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Aus den drei Hauptrohstoffen des Emails, Borax, Feldspat und Quarz wird eine so genannte Fritte hergestellt.
  2. „Ihre großen, schön gewölbten, schwarzen Augen waren immer in Bewegung und schienen von einem Tau überzogen, der dem allerfeinsten Email glich.“

Synonyms

Glasur

This word in other languages

enamel(English)esmalte(Español)émail(Français)correio eletrônico(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eamil
  • emaill
  • emali
  • emial
  • emmail
  • meail

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Email - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

eamil2emaill1emali2emial2emmail1meail2
Edit distance from "Email"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Email"?
"Email" is spelled E-M-A-I-L. The IPA pronunciation is [eˈmaɪ̯].
What does "Email" mean?
As a noun, "Email" means: ein- oder mehrfarbiger Schmelzüberzug auf Metallflächen
What words are commonly confused with "Email"?
"Email" is commonly confused with "emi", "Emil", "exil". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Email"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Email" is [eˈmaɪ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Email" come from?
"Email" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Email", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

focus#6,922fremd#6,923Busch#6,902jenem#6,937

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

dreh6 variantsToren6 variantsTommy6 variantsSaft6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list