emery paper
"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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | emery paper |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “emery paper” in English
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
- 1An abrasive material, like sandpaper, made by gluing grains of emery to a paper surface.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how emery paper appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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.