# emirate

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɛməɹət/ · frequency rank #39,311

## Definitions
1. A country ruled by an emir.
2. The office of an emir.

## Etymology
From emir + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, the concrete charge of it).

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

## Common misspellings (9)
`eimrate`, `emiarte`, `emiraet`, `emiratte`, `emirrate`, `emirtae`, `emmirate`, `emriate`, `meirate`

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