emi

verb

The verdict

“emi” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #38,706) as a verb. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#38,706
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mögen, Lust haben, im Begriff sein, geeignet sein (zu)

Corpus desk

Index DE-emi · emi · German

emi · rank #38,706 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,706
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH empfundenen

Nearest frequency peer: empfundenen (+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.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „emi“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „emi“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

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).

emi vs es
33% similar
emi vs er
33% similar
emi vs EU
0% similar

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

Key facts for emi
PropertyValue
Headwordemi
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
Letters3
Frequency rank#38,706
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „emi“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).emiliegt auf dieser Marke:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „empfundenen“ (#38,707), „Einöde“ (#38,704), „EMRK“ (#38,708). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „emi“ bei #38,706. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for emi is neighbouring look-alikes ("es", "er", …), not just typos; it is averb. Frequency #38,706 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Gloss: "mögen, Lust haben, im Begriff sein, geeignet sein (zu)".

Zero misspellings are on record for emi in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "es", "er", "EU", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is emi, spelled E-M-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    mögen, Lust haben, im Begriff sein, geeignet sein (zu)

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Se la tuta mondo emus eksplodi, kion vi farus?

This word in other languages

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 "emi"?
"emi" is spelled E-M-I.
What does "emi" mean?
As a verb, "emi" means: mögen, Lust haben, im Begriff sein, geeignet sein (zu)
What words are commonly confused with "emi"?
"emi" is commonly confused with "es", "er", "EU". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "emi" come from?
"emi" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list