emesis
em·e·sis/ˈɛmɪsɪs/noun
emesis is spelled E-M-E-S-I-S: 6 letters and 3 syllables (em·e·sis). It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, emesis means “The act or process of vomiting” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of emesis is emeses.
How many letters and syllables are in emesis?
| Letters | 6: E-M-E-S-I-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: em·e·sis |
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 107,757th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is emesis?
Emesis appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th 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 emesis?
- /ˈɛmɪsɪs/
Emesis has 3 syllables, split em·e·sis in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-emesis.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of emesis
- emeses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does emesis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act or process of vomiting.
Syrup of ipecac almost always forces an emesis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Emesis in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense act of vomiting:
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 emesis come from?
From Ancient Greek ἔμεσις (émesis), from ἐμέω (eméō, “vomit”). Compare ἔμετος (émetos, “vomit”, noun). By surface analysis, suffixed with -esis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).