emulsion

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The verdict

“emulsion” is uncommon German (frequency #70,201 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,201
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Emulsion

Corpus desk

Index DE-emulsion · emulsion · German

emulsion · rank #70,201 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,201
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Embleme

Nearest frequency peer: Embleme (-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 „emulsion“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for emulsion
PropertyValue
Headwordemulsion
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters8
Frequency rank#70,201
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „emulsion“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).emulsionfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Embleme“ (#70,200), „entwickelst“ (#70,202), „entwässert“ (#70,204). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „emulsion“ bei #70,201. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

emulsion is uncommon German at frequency #70,201 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Emulsion".

No generated misspelling entries exist for emulsion in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is emulsion, spelled E-M-U-L-S-I-O-N.

Definition

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    Emulsion

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 "emulsion"?
"emulsion" is spelled E-M-U-L-S-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "emulsion" mean?
As a noun, "emulsion" means: Emulsion
How do you pronounce "emulsion"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "emulsion" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "emulsion" come from?
"emulsion" 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 "emulsion", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Erbsünde#70,206erhärten#70,208Eileiter#70,184Dualität#70,168

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list