Emmy

/[ˈɛmi]/ name

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#17,272

in German word usage

Misspellings

4

tracked variants

Confusables

15

similar word pairs

Emmy is aGermanname. It means: Emmy Award Pronounced [ˈɛmi]. Often confused with ey and Ems.

Key facts for Emmy
PropertyValue
HeadwordEmmy
LanguageGerman
Part of speechName
IPA[ˈɛmi]
Letters4
Frequency rank#17,272
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Emmy in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Emmy is 4 letters long, classified as aname, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈɛmi]. Corpus data places it at rank #17,272 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Emmy Award".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 4 documented wrong-spelling variants for Emmy, with forms such as "emmyy", "emy", and "emym". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "ey", "Ems", "Emo", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Emmy, spelled E-M-M-Y, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Emmy Award

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: emmyy,emy,emym,memy

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Emmy

Misspelling Variants of "Emmy"

emmyy5emy3emym4memy4
Misspelling Variants of "Emmy"

Frequency rank: #17,272 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Emmy"?
"Emmy" is spelled E-M-M-Y. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɛmi].
What does "Emmy" mean?
As a name, "Emmy" means: Emmy Award
What words are commonly confused with "Emmy"?
"Emmy" is commonly confused with "ey", "Ems", "Emo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Emmy"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Emmy" is [ˈɛmi]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Emmy" come from?
"Emmy" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.