emerge
/ɪˈmɝd͡ʒ/verb, noun
emerge is spelled E-M-E-R-G-E: 6 letters and one syllable. It appears 7.8 times per million words in written English, the 8,417th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, emerge means “To come into view” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in emerge?
| Letters | 6: E-M-E-R-G-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 |
| In writing | 7.8 times per million words; the 8,417th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; 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 emerge?
Emerge appears 7.8 times per million words in written English, the 8,417th 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 emerge?
- UK /ɪˈmɜːd͡ʒ/
- US /ɪˈmɝd͡ʒ/
Emerge has one syllable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-emerge.wav, En-US_emerge.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with emerge
Also written: emerg.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with emerge?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as emerge from its last stressed vowel (/ɜɹdʒ/):
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).
Forms of emerge
- emerges present, singular, he/she/it
- emerging participle, present
- emerged participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does emerge mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To come into view.
- 2
To come out of a situation, object, or a liquid.
He emerged unscathed from the accident.
- 3
To become known.
Gradually the truth emerged.
noun
- 1
Alternative spelling of emerg.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Emerge in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | émerger , sortir |
| German | erscheinen, auftauchen , herauskommen, davonkommen , bekannt werden |
| Portuguese | emergir |
| Spanish | emerger, aparecer, aflorar , surgir |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does emerge come from?
First attested in the late 16th century. Borrowed from Middle French emerger, from Latin ēmergō (“to rise up or out”), from ē- (a variant of ex- (“out, forth”)) + mergō (“to dip, to sink”)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).