Emily vs enmity, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“Emily” is a name and “enmity” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#5,678
“Emily” frequency rank: #28,530
“enmity” frequency rank: 34208
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	Emily	enmity
Definition	A female given name from Latin.	The quality of being an enemy; a hostile or unfriendly disposition.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Emily and enmity apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch

Emily

6 ch

enmity

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Emily is aname and enmityanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34208, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Emily is recorded at frequency rank #5,678, classified as aname. enmity is at rank #28,530, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɛn.mɪ.ti/.

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 34208, this pair ranks #322,748 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Emily vs enmity

Shared letters: eimy. Private to "Emily": l. Private to "enmity": nt.

"Emily" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "enmity" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

Emily ← eimly · emilly · emilyy · emiyl · emliy · emmily · meily
enmity ← emnity · enimty · enmitty · enmityy · enmiyt · enmmity · enmtiy · ennmity

Frequency comparison

Emily#5,678

enmity#28,530

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Emily" and "enmity" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Emily" is a name and "enmity" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "Emily" or "enmity"?

"Emily" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,678 in our English list, against #28,530 for "enmity". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering Emily vs enmity

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Check the role first: if you need a name, it's “Emily”; for a noun, it's “enmity”.
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