ema
noun
ema is spelled E-M-A: 3 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,393rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ema means “A wooden plaque bearing a prayer or wish, left hanging at a Shinto shrine” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in ema?
| Letters | 3: E-M-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 32,393rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is ema?
Ema appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,393rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce ema?
Ema has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with ema?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as ema.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: eam.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
What does ema mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A wooden plaque bearing a prayer or wish, left hanging at a Shinto shrine.
noun
- 1
Initialism of European Medical Association (association representing Medical Doctors in Europe).
- 2
Initialism of European Medicines Agency (a European Union agency for the evaluation of medicinal products).
- 3
Initialism of Excess Milage Allowance.
- 4
Initialism of exponential moving average.
- 5
Initialism of economically motivated adulteration.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does ema come from?
Derived from Japanese 絵馬 (ema).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).