emergence

/ɪˈmɜː.d͡ʒ(ə)ns/

//ɪˈmɜː.d͡ʒ(ə)ns// noun

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"emergence" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“emergence” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #10,536. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,536
frequency rank, English
2,246
“E” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act of rising out of a fluid, or coming forth from envelopment or concealment, or of rising into view; appearance.

Corpus desk

Index EN-emergence · emergence · English

emergence · rank #10,536 · 14 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,536
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,246
  • PHOTO-FINISH Elliot

Nearest frequency peer: Elliot (-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 “emergence”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “emergence” 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).

emergence vs emergent
78% similar
emergence vs emergency
89% similar
emergence vs emergencies
82% similar

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

Key facts for emergence
PropertyValue
Headwordemergence
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɪˈmɜː.d͡ʒ(ə)ns/
Letters9
Frequency rank#10,536
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “emergence”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).emergencelands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Elliot” (#10,535), “enclosed” (#10,537), “Eli” (#10,534). Among 2,246 “E” headwords, “emergence” is #10,536. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around emergence (IPA /ɪˈmɜː.d͡ʒ(ə)ns/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,536 among 2,246 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for emergence, with forms such as "eemrgence", "emegrence", and "emeregnce". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "emergent", "emergency", "emergencies", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French émergence. Doublet of emergency. By surface analysis, emerge + -ence. The correct English form is emergence, spelled E-M-E-R-G-E-N-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    The act of rising out of a fluid, or coming forth from envelopment or concealment, or of rising into view; appearance.
  2. 2
    The act of rising out of a fluid, or coming forth from envelopment or concealment, or of rising into view; appearance.
  3. 3
    An emergency.
  4. 4
    An outgrowth from the surface, such as a prickle or wart, differing from hairs in arising from more than the superficial cells, and from spines in arising from a few layers only.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Some birds do indeed sing through the night of all we can remember, temperature gaugings at the site of our earliest emergence revealing that all was cool then
  2. In this dire emergence, the Marquis de Torcy, minister for foreign affairs, offered his services.

Etymology

Borrowed from French émergence. Doublet of emergency. By surface analysis, emerge + -ence.

This word in other languages

emergencia(Español)émergence(Français)Emergenz(Deutsch)emergência(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eemrgence
  • emegrence
  • emeregnce
  • emergance
  • emergecne
  • emergencce
  • emergenec
  • emergennce
  • emerggence
  • emergnece
  • emerrgence
  • emmergence
  • emregence
  • meergence

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of emergence - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

eemrgence2emegrence2emeregnce2emergance1emergecne2emergencce1emergenec2emergennce1
Edit distance from "emergence"

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 "emergence"?
"emergence" is spelled E-M-E-R-G-E-N-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ɪˈmɜː.d͡ʒ(ə)ns/.
What does "emergence" mean?
As a noun, "emergence" means: The act of rising out of a fluid, or coming forth from envelopment or concealment, or of rising into view; appearance.
What words are commonly confused with "emergence"?
"emergence" is commonly confused with "emergent", "emergency", "emergencies". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "emergence"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "emergence" is /ɪˈmɜː.d͡ʒ(ə)ns/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "emergence"?
Borrowed from French émergence. Doublet of emergency. By surface analysis, emerge + -ence. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

endurance#10,538exchanged#10,543descended#10,525jewellery#10,566

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

evacuation14 variantscommanders14 variantschallenger14 variantspreceding14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list