emu
[ˈiːmjuː]
The verdict
“emu” is uncommon German (frequency #66,160 among 57,060 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #66,160
- frequency rank, German
- 57,060
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae)
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | emu |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈiːmjuː] |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #66,160 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “emu” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
emu is uncommon German at frequency #66,160 among 57,060 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈiːmjuː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae)".
No generated misspelling entries exist for emu in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is emu, spelled E-M-U.
Definition
- 1Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae)
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.
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Using “emu”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is E-M-U - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.