# emery

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɛməɹi/ · frequency rank #19,583

## Definitions
1. An impure type of corundum, often used for sanding or polishing.

## Etymology
From French émeri, from Old French esmeril, from Italian smeriglio.

## Easily confused with
- **ever** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/emery-vs-ever)
- **Emmy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/emery-vs-emmy)
- **emir** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/emery-vs-emir)
- **every** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/emery-vs-every)
- **enemy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/emery-vs-enemy)
- **entry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/emery-vs-entry)
- **empty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/emery-vs-empty)
- **Emily** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/emery-vs-emily)
- **exert** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/emery-vs-exert)
- **Evers** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/emery-vs-evers)
- **energy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/emery-vs-energy)
- **Elmer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elmer-vs-emery)
- **ember** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ember-vs-emery)
- **Ebert** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ebert-vs-emery)
- **elegy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elegy-vs-emery)
- **emerge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/emerge-vs-emery)
- **embryo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/embryo-vs-emery)
- **embers** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/embers-vs-emery)
- **eatery** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eatery-vs-emery)

## Common misspellings (7)
`eemry`, `emerry`, `emeryy`, `emeyr`, `emmery`, `emrey`, `meery`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/emery