emergent
/ɪˈmɝd͡ʒənt/adjective, noun
emergent is spelled E-M-E-R-G-E-N-T: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 23,835th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, emergent means “Emerging; coming into view or into existence; nascent; new” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in emergent?
| Letters | 8: E-M-E-R-G-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.4 times per million words; the 23,835th 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 emergent?
Emergent appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 23,835th 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 emergent?
- UK /ɪˈmɜːd͡ʒənt/
- US /ɪˈmɝd͡ʒənt/
Emergent has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-emergent.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with emergent?
5 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as emergent from its last stressed vowel (/ɜɹdʒənt/):
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 emergent
- more emergent comparative
- most emergent superlative
- emergents plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does emergent mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Emerging; coming into view or into existence; nascent; new.
- 2
Arising unexpectedly, especially if also calling for immediate reaction.
- 3
Constituting an emergency.
- 4
Taller than the surrounding vegetation.
- 5
Having leaves and flowers above the water.
- 6
Having gameplay that arises from its mechanics, rather than a linear storyline.
- 7
That arises at a higher level than that of its components and is not explainable by the behaviour of said components taken individually; having properties as a whole that are more complex than the properties contributed by each of the components individually.
an emergent property
noun
- 1
A plant whose root system grows underwater, but whose shoot, leaves and flowers grow up and above the water.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Emergent in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Emerging; coming into view or into existence; nascent; new:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | émergent |
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 emergent come from?
From Latin ēmergēns, present participle of ēmergō. The medical sense is a back-formation from emergency.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).