emcee
/ˌɛmˈsiː/
"emcee" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“emcee” has 6 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #40,230. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #40,230
- frequency rank, English
- 2,246
- “E” headwords
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 7
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alternative form of MC in its senses as
Corpus desk
Index EN-emcee · emcee · English
emcee · rank #40,230 · 6 variants · 7 confusables
- FREQ-MID #40,230
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
- VAR-MID 6 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,246
- PHOTO-FINISH emaciated
Nearest frequency peer: emaciated (-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 “emcee”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- Efron
Efron
59,775 corpus weight
- Eindhoven
Eindhoven
59,774 corpus weight
- emaciated
emaciated
59,772 corpus weight
- emcee
emcee
59,771 corpus weight
- endoscopy
endoscopy
59,770 corpus weight
- envied
envied
59,769 corpus weight
What this shows “emcee” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | emcee |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌɛmˈsiː/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #40,230 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 7 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “emcee”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 6 spelling variants around emcee (IPA /ˌɛmˈsiː/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #40,230 among 2,246 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for emcee, with forms such as "ecmee", "emccee", and "emce". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "excel", "emmet", "exceed", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: Pronunciation spelling of MC (“master of ceremonies”). The correct English form is emcee, spelled E-M-C-E-E.
Definition
- 1Alternative form of MC in its senses as
- 2Alternative form of MC in its senses as
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how emcee appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
"I'm the emcee for tonight," he proclaimed. "I'll announce your program."
The emcee of the event, Ed Bejarana, called Borrenpohl a "little girl," at the town hall, saying: "This little girl does not want to leave. She spoke up and now does not want to suffer the consequences."
Etymology
Pronunciation spelling of MC (“master of ceremonies”).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ecmee
- emccee
- emce
- emece
- emmcee
- mecee
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of emcee - 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.
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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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).