Emmerich

[ˈɛməʁɪç]

/[ˈɛməʁɪç]/ name

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The verdict

“Emmerich” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #23,908. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,908
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland

Corpus desk

Index DE-emmerich · Emmerich · German

Emmerich · rank #23,908 · 10 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,908
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH eitel

Nearest frequency peer: eitel (-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 „Emmerich“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Emmerich
PropertyValue
HeadwordEmmerich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈɛməʁɪç]
Letters8
Frequency rank#23,908
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Emmerich“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Emmerichliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „eitel“ (#23,907), „empirischen“ (#23,909), „einzufangen“ (#23,906). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Emmerich“ bei #23,908. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Emmerich (IPA [ˈɛməʁɪç]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #23,908 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Emmerich, with forms such as "ememrich", "emerich", and "emmeirch". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Emmerich, spelled E-M-M-E-R-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Emmerich liegt im Westen Deutschlands.
  2. „Emmerich erlebte bis zum 16. Jahrhundert seine Blütezeit und wurde wegen seiner weltlichen und kirchlichen Bauten Embrica decora (=prächtiges Emmerich) genannt.“

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ememrich
  • emerich
  • emmeirch
  • emmercih
  • emmericch
  • emmerichh
  • emmerihc
  • emmerrich
  • emmreich
  • memerich

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ememrich2emerich1emmeirch2emmercih2emmericch1emmerichh1emmerihc2emmerrich1
Edit distance from "Emmerich"

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 "Emmerich"?
"Emmerich" is spelled E-M-M-E-R-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɛməʁɪç].
What does "Emmerich" mean?
As a proper noun, "Emmerich" means: eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland
What are common misspellings of "Emmerich"?
Common misspellings include "ememrich", "emerich", "emmeirch", "emmercih", "emmericch". The correct spelling is "Emmerich".
How do you pronounce "Emmerich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Emmerich" is [ˈɛməʁɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Emmerich" come from?
"Emmerich" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list