emigrate
em·i·grate/ˈɛmɪɡɹeɪt/verb
emigrate is spelled E-M-I-G-R-A-T-E: 8 letters and 3 syllables (em·i·grate). It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,236th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, emigrate means “To leave the country in which one lives, especially one's native country, in order to reside elsewhere” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in emigrate?
| Letters | 8: E-M-I-G-R-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: em·i·grate |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 33,236th 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 emigrate?
Emigrate appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,236th 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 emigrate?
- US /ˈɛmɪɡɹeɪt/
- /ˈɪmɪɡɹeɪt/
Emigrate has 3 syllables, split em·i·grate in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-emigrate.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of emigrate
- emigrates present, singular, he/she/it
- emigrating participle, present
- emigrated participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does emigrate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To leave the country in which one lives, especially one's native country, in order to reside elsewhere.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Emigrate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to leave one's country in order to reside elsewhere:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | émigrer |
| German | auswandern, emigrieren |
| Portuguese | emigrar |
| Spanish | emigrar |
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 emigrate come from?
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”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).