# email vs emit

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### email
*noun · IPA /ˈiːmeɪl/ · frequency rank #2,107*
A system for sending messages and datas by means of a computer network, primarily the Internet, using the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol and the Internet Message Format.

### emit
*verb · IPA /iˈmɪt/ · frequency rank #20,914*
To send out or give off.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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