emigrant

Name: emigrant, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/ˈɛmɪɡɹənt/

//ˈɛmɪɡɹənt// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“emigrant” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #45,356. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,356
frequency rank, English: 2,246
“E” headwords: 12
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Someone who leaves a country to settle in a new country.

Corpus desk

Index EN-emigrant · emigrant · English

emigrant · rank #45,356 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

FREQ-MID #45,356
LEN-LONG 8 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
VAR-MID 12 variants
BOOK-MID 2,246
PHOTO-FINISH elven

Nearest frequency peer: elven (-1 rank slots)

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.

elitism

54,647
elven

54,646
emigrant

54,645
Enders

54,644
engender

54,643
entente

54,642

What this shows “emigrant” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

emigrant vs emigrate

75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for emigrant
Property	Value
Headword	emigrant
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/ˈɛmɪɡɹənt/
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#45,356
Misspellings tracked	12
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “emigrant”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).emigrantlands here:

#45,356

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “elven” (#45,355), “Enders” (#45,357), “elitism” (#45,354). Among 2,246 “E” headwords, “emigrant” is #45,356. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around emigrant (IPA /ˈɛmɪɡɹənt/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #45,356 among 2,246 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for emigrant, with forms such as "eimgrant", "emgirant", and "emigarnt". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "emigrate", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Classical Latin ēmigrāns, present participle of ēmigrāre (“to emigrate”). The correct English form is emigrant, spelled E-M-I-G-R-A-N-T.

Definition

1
Someone who leaves a country to settle in a new country.
2
Any of various pierid butterflies of the genus Catopsilia. Also called a migrant.

Etymology

From Classical Latin ēmigrāns, present participle of ēmigrāre (“to emigrate”).

Antonyms

immigrant

This word in other languages

emigrante(Español)émigré(Français)Auswanderer(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

eimgrant
emgirant
emigarnt
emiggrant
emigrannt
emigrantt
emigratn
emigrnat
emigrrant
emirgant
emmigrant
meigrant

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of emigrant - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "emigrant"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "emigrant"?

"emigrant" is spelled E-M-I-G-R-A-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɛmɪɡɹənt/.

What does "emigrant" mean?

As a noun, "emigrant" means: Someone who leaves a country to settle in a new country.

What words are commonly confused with "emigrant"?

"emigrant" is commonly confused with "emigrate". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "emigrant"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "emigrant" is /ˈɛmɪɡɹənt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "emigrant"?

From Classical Latin ēmigrāns, present participle of ēmigrāre (“to emigrate”). See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "emigrant", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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