Which to use
“ember” and “emir” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,019
- “ember” frequency rank
- #27,134
- “emir” frequency rank
- 57153
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ember | emir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A piece of coal or wood glowing by heat; a hot coal. | A prince, commander or other leader or ruler in an Islamic nation. |
Where the eye mixes ember and emir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between ember and emir
A purely visual mix-up. ember (/ˈɛm.bə/) and emir (/ɛˈmɪə(ɹ)/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57153, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ember is recorded at frequency rank #30,019, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈɛm.bə/. emir is at rank #27,134, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɛˈmɪə(ɹ)/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 57153, this pair ranks #121,252 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ember vs emir
Shared letters: emr. Private to "ember": b. Private to "emir": i.
"ember" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "emir" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ember" and "emir" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "ember" or "emir"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "ember" and "emir" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ember" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "emir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #121,252 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ember" and "emir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "emir vs Eri". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #121,252 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.