emery paper

noun

"emery-paper" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“emery paper” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An abrasive material, like sandpaper, made by gluing grains of emery to a paper surface.

Corpus desk

Index EN-emery-paper · emery paper · English

emery paper · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "E" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for emery paper
PropertyValue
Headwordemery paper
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “emery paper” in English

emery paperranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

emery paper is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An abrasive material, like sandpaper, made by gluing grains of emery to a paper surface.".

Zero misspellings are on record for emery paper in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is emery paper, spelled E-M-E-R-Y- -P-A-P-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    An abrasive material, like sandpaper, made by gluing grains of emery to a paper surface.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Small tools are spread on the tatami: a razor knife, a sprue cutter, curls of emery paper.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "emery paper"?
"emery paper" is spelled E-M-E-R-Y- -P-A-P-E-R.
What does "emery paper" mean?
As a noun, "emery paper" means: An abrasive material, like sandpaper, made by gluing grains of emery to a paper surface.
What language does "emery paper" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list