emery
/ˈɛməɹi/noun, verb
emery is spelled E-M-E-R-Y: 5 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 2.0 times per million words in written English, the 19,589th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, emery means “An impure type of corundum, often used for sanding or polishing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of emery is emeries.
How many letters and syllables are in emery?
| Letters | 5: E-M-E-R-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.0 times per million words; the 19,589th 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 emery?
Emery appears 2.0 times per million words in written English, the 19,589th 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 emery?
- US /ˈɛməɹi/
Emery 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-emery.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with emery?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as emery from its last stressed vowel (/ɛməɹi/):
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 emery
- emeries plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- emerying participle, present
- emeried participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does emery mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An impure type of corundum, often used for sanding or polishing.
verb
- 1
To sand or polish with emery.
- 2
To coat with emery.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Emery in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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 emery come from?
From French émeri, from Old French esmeril, from Italian smeriglio.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).