embers

noun

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"embers" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“embers” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #33,633. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,633
frequency rank, English
2,246
“E” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash.

Corpus desk

Index EN-embers · embers · English

embers · rank #33,633 · 8 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,633
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,246
  • PHOTO-FINISH electrochemic…

Nearest frequency peer: electrochemical (-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 “embers”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “embers” 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).

embers vs emery
67% similar
embers vs Evers
50% similar
embers vs enters
67% similar

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

Key facts for embers
PropertyValue
Headwordembers
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Frequency rank#33,633
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “embers”

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).emberslands 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 “electrochemical” (#33,632), “emotive” (#33,634), “Eine” (#33,631). Among 2,246 “E” headwords, “embers” is #33,633. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around embers, anoun. Corpus frequency is #33,633 among 2,246 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "The smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for embers, with forms such as "ebmers", "embbers", and "emberrs". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "emery", "Evers", "enters", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is embers, spelled E-M-B-E-R-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    The smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Looking beyond the embers of bridges glowing behind us / To a glimpse of how green it was on the other side

This word in other languages

brasas(Español)braise(Français)Glut(Deutsch)borralho(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ebmers
  • embbers
  • emberrs
  • emberss
  • embesr
  • embres
  • emebrs
  • mebers

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of embers - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ebmers2embbers1emberrs1emberss1embesr2embres2emebrs2mebers2
Edit distance from "embers"

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 "embers"?
"embers" is spelled E-M-B-E-R-S.
What does "embers" mean?
As a noun, "embers" means: The smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash.
What words are commonly confused with "embers"?
"embers" is commonly confused with "emery", "Evers", "enters". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "embers" come from?
"embers" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

eerily#33,630Engels#33,638divest#33,623Farrar#33,646

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

frock8 variantsdefuse8 variantsdaddies8 variantsJanelle8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list