emu

[ˈiːmjuː]

/[ˈiːmjuː]/ noun

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The verdict

“emu” is uncommon German (frequency #66,160 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,160
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae)

Corpus desk

Index DE-emu · emu · German

emu · rank #66,160 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,160
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH emperor

Nearest frequency peer: emperor (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „emu“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „emu“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for emu
PropertyValue
Headwordemu
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈiːmjuː]
Letters3
Frequency rank#66,160
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „emu“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).emufällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „emperor“ (#66,159), „Energiedichte“ (#66,161), „elliptisch“ (#66,157). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „emu“ bei #66,160. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

emu is uncommon German at frequency #66,160 among 4,632 “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

  1. 1
    Emu (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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "emu"?
"emu" is spelled E-M-U. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈiːmjuː].
What does "emu" mean?
As a noun, "emu" means: Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae)
How do you pronounce "emu"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "emu" is [ˈiːmjuː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "emu" come from?
"emu" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

DPs#66,130hdl#66,300hem#66,309KIP#66,386

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list