embassy
/ˈɛmbəsi/
"embassy" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“embassy” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #5,787 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #5,787
- frequency rank, English
- 7
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The function or duty of an ambassador.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | embassy |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɛmbəsi/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #5,787 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “embassy” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for embassy is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈɛmbəsi/. Corpus data places it at rank #5,787 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for embassy, with forms such as "ebmassy", "emabssy", and "embassyy". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: Modern variant of obsolete ambassy, from Middle French ambassee (“mission, embassy”), from Old French ambascee (also enbassee (“message for a high official, official mission”)) from Old Italian ambasciata, from Old Occitan ambaissada (“embassy”), derived fr… The correct English form is embassy, spelled E-M-B-A-S-S-Y.
Definition
- 1The function or duty of an ambassador.
- 2An organization or group of officials who permanently represent a sovereign state in a second sovereign state or with respect to an international organization such as the United Nations.
- 3A temporary mission representing a sovereign state.
- 4The official residence of such a group, or of an ambassador.
- 5A written account as to an embassy.
Etymology
Modern variant of obsolete ambassy, from Middle French ambassee (“mission, embassy”), from Old French ambascee (also enbassee (“message for a high official, official mission”)) from Old Italian ambasciata, from Old Occitan ambaissada (“embassy”), derived from ambaissa (“message”), from Late Latin ambactia (“service rendered”) (attested also as ambascia, from Proto-Germanic *ambahtiją (“service”), *ambahtaz (“follower, servant”), from Gaulish ambaxtos (“dependant, vassal”, literally “one who is sent around”), from Proto-Celtic *ambaxtos (“servant”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰi-h₂eǵ- (“drive around”); compare Latin ambactus, Old Irish amus, amsach (“mercenary, servant”), Welsh amaeth (“tenant farm”)). Doublet of ambassade.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ebmassy,emabssy,embassyy,embasy,embasys,embbassy,embsasy,emmbassy,mebassy
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of embassy - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “embassy”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is E-M-B-A-S-S-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈɛmbəsi/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.