# Emil

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #22,960

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Latin.

## Etymology
From German Emil, from Latin Aemilius, a Roman family name possibly from aemulus (“rival”). Cognate with French Émile.

## Easily confused with
- **EMS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/emil-vs-ems)
- **emo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/emil-vs-emo)
- **ESL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/emil-vs-esl)
- **EPL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/emil-vs-epl)
- **emu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/emil-vs-emu)
- **EMT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/emil-vs-emt)
- **Eri** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/emil-vs-eri)
- **evil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/emil-vs-evil)
- **eric** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/emil-vs-eric)
- **EPIC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/emil-vs-epic)
- **exit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/emil-vs-exit)
- **Emma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/emil-vs-emma)
- **Emmy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/emil-vs-emmy)
- **Erik** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/emil-vs-erik)
- **Erin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/emil-vs-erin)
- **emit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/emil-vs-emit)
- **emir** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/emil-vs-emir)
- **Enid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/emil-vs-enid)
- **Evie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/emil-vs-evie)
- **Enix** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/emil-vs-enix)

## Common misspellings (5)
`eiml`, `emill`, `emli`, `emmil`, `meil`

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