# emigrate

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈɛmɪɡɹeɪt/ · frequency rank #33,220

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

## 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”).

## Easily confused with
- **emirate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/emigrate-vs-emirate)
- **Emirates** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/emigrate-vs-emirates)
- **emigrant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/emigrant-vs-emigrate)

## Common misspellings (11)
`eimgrate`, `emgirate`, `emigarte`, `emiggrate`, `emigraet`, `emigratte`, `emigrrate`, `emigrtae`, `emirgate`, `emmigrate`, `meigrate`

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