emigrate

/ˈɛmɪɡɹeɪt/

//ˈɛmɪɡɹeɪt// verb

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"emigrate" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“emigrate” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #33,220. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,220
frequency rank, English
2,246
“E” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To leave the country in which one lives, especially one's native country, in order to reside elsewhere.

Corpus desk

Index EN-emigrate · emigrate · English

emigrate · rank #33,220 · 11 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,220
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,246
  • PHOTO-FINISH ECM

Nearest frequency peer: ECM (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “emigrate”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

emigrate vs emirate
88% similar
emigrate vs Emirates
63% similar
emigrate vs emigrant
75% similar

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

Key facts for emigrate
PropertyValue
Headwordemigrate
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈɛmɪɡɹeɪt/
Letters8
Frequency rank#33,220
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “emigrate”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).emigratelands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “ECM” (#33,219), “emulsion” (#33,221), “Ebenezer” (#33,218). Among 2,246 “E” headwords, “emigrate” is #33,220. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around emigrate (IPA /ˈɛmɪɡɹeɪt/), averb. Corpus frequency is #33,220 among 2,246 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "To leave the country in which one lives, especially one's native country, in order to reside elsewhere.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for emigrate, with forms such as "eimgrate", "emgirate", and "emigarte". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "emirate", "Emirates", "emigrant", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin emigratus, perfect passive participle of emigro (“to move away, remove, depart from a place”), from ex- (“out of, from”) + migro (“to move, remove, depart”). The correct English form is emigrate, spelled E-M-I-G-R-A-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    To leave the country in which one lives, especially one's native country, in order to reside elsewhere.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Forced to emigrate in a body to America.
  2. They [the Huns] were emigrating from Tartary into Europe in the time of the Goths.

Etymology

From Latin emigratus, perfect passive participle of emigro (“to move away, remove, depart from a place”), from ex- (“out of, from”) + migro (“to move, remove, depart”).

Antonyms

immigrate

This word in other languages

emigrar(Español)émigrer(Français)auswandern(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eimgrate
  • emgirate
  • emigarte
  • emiggrate
  • emigraet
  • emigratte
  • emigrrate
  • emigrtae
  • emirgate
  • emmigrate
  • meigrate

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of emigrate - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

eimgrate2emgirate2emigarte2emiggrate1emigraet2emigratte1emigrrate1emigrtae2
Edit distance from "emigrate"

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 "emigrate"?
"emigrate" is spelled E-M-I-G-R-A-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɛmɪɡɹeɪt/.
What does "emigrate" mean?
As a verb, "emigrate" means: To leave the country in which one lives, especially one's native country, in order to reside elsewhere.
What words are commonly confused with "emigrate"?
"emigrate" is commonly confused with "emirate", "Emirates", "emigrant". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "emigrate"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "emigrate" is /ˈɛmɪɡɹeɪt/. 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 "emigrate"?
From Latin emigratus, perfect passive participle of emigro (“to move away, remove, depart from a place”), from ex- (“out of, from”) + migro (“to move, remove, depart”). 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 "emigrate", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

emulsion#33,221Ebenezer#33,218exorcism#33,227Ferreira#33,235

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Doolittle11 variantsdiocesan11 variantsfinalize11 variantsgimmicks11 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list