# emigrate vs emirate

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### emigrate
*verb · IPA /ˈɛmɪɡɹeɪt/ · frequency rank #33,220*
To leave the country in which one lives, especially one's native country, in order to reside elsewhere.

### emirate
*noun · IPA /ˈɛməɹət/ · frequency rank #39,311*
A country ruled by an emir.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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