emerge
/ɪˈmɜːd͡ʒ/
"emerge" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“emerge” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #8,417 in English word frequency and used as a verb.
- #8,417
- frequency rank, English
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To come into view.
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 | emerge |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ɪˈmɜːd͡ʒ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #8,417 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “emerge” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for emerge is 6 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɪˈmɜːd͡ʒ/. Corpus data places it at rank #8,417 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for emerge, with forms such as "eemrge", "emegre", and "emereg". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "emery", "energy", "emerged", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: 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”) The correct English form is emerge, spelled E-M-E-R-G-E.
Definition
- 1To come into view.
- 2To come out of a situation, object, or a liquid.
- 3To become known.
Etymology
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”)
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: eemrge,emegre,emereg,emergge,emerrge,emmerge,emrege,meerge
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of emerge - 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.
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 “emerge”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is E-M-E-R-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɪˈmɜːd͡ʒ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “emery” - see the side-by-side comparison. emerge vs emery
- 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.