emaciated

/əˈmeɪ.ʃi.eɪ.tɪd/

//əˈmeɪ.ʃi.eɪ.tɪd// adj

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"emaciated" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“emaciated” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #40,229. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,229
frequency rank, English
2,246
“E” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Thin or haggard, especially from hunger or disease.

Corpus desk

Index EN-emaciated · emaciated · English

emaciated · rank #40,229 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,229
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,246
  • PHOTO-FINISH emcee

Nearest frequency peer: emcee (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “emaciated”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “emaciated” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

emaciated vs evacuated
78% similar
emaciated vs emancipated
82% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for emaciated
PropertyValue
Headwordemaciated
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/əˈmeɪ.ʃi.eɪ.tɪd/
Letters9
Frequency rank#40,229
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “emaciated”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).emaciatedlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “emcee” (#40,230), “Eindhoven” (#40,227), “endoscopy” (#40,231). Among 2,246 “E” headwords, “emaciated” is #40,229. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around emaciated (IPA /əˈmeɪ.ʃi.eɪ.tɪd/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #40,229 among 2,246 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Thin or haggard, especially from hunger or disease.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for emaciated, with forms such as "eamciated", "emacaited", and "emacciated". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "evacuated", "emancipated", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is emaciated, spelled E-M-A-C-I-A-T-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Thin or haggard, especially from hunger or disease.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how emaciated appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The emaciated prisoners in the death camps were weak and sickly.
  2. She arrived at a resort in December 2024, extremely emaciated — staff described her as “so weak she couldn’t walk on her own,” with sunken eyes, protruding bones, yellow fingernails and decaying teeth.

This word in other languages

demacrado(Español)émacié(Français)ausgemergelt(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eamciated
  • emacaited
  • emacciated
  • emaciaetd
  • emaciatde
  • emaciatedd
  • emaciatted
  • emacitaed
  • emaicated
  • emcaiated
  • emmaciated
  • meaciated

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of emaciated - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

eamciated2emacaited2emacciated1emaciaetd2emaciatde2emaciatedd1emaciatted1emacitaed2
Edit distance from "emaciated"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "emaciated"?
"emaciated" is spelled E-M-A-C-I-A-T-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /əˈmeɪ.ʃi.eɪ.tɪd/.
What does "emaciated" mean?
As an adjective, "emaciated" means: Thin or haggard, especially from hunger or disease.
What words are commonly confused with "emaciated"?
"emaciated" is commonly confused with "evacuated", "emancipated". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "emaciated"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "emaciated" is /əˈmeɪ.ʃi.eɪ.tɪd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "emaciated" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "emaciated", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Eindhoven#40,227endoscopy#40,231ergonomic#40,234estradiol#40,236

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

doctored12 variantsfattening12 variantsDartmoor12 variantscreepers12 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list