# emir

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɛˈmɪə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #27,134

## Definitions
1. A prince, commander or other leader or ruler in an Islamic nation.
2. A descendant of the prophet Muhammad.

## Etymology
From Middle French emir, from Ottoman Turkish امیر (emir), from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander, prince”). Doublet of amir, Amir, admiral, and amira.

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

## Common misspellings (4)
`eimr`, `emirr`, `emmir`, `emri`

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