# emit

> English word · Verb · IPA /iˈmɪt/ · frequency rank #20,914

## Definitions
1. To send out or give off.
2. To come out, to be sent out or given off.
3. To result in specific machine instructions or bytecode when compiled.
4. To produce specific computer code when processed or executed.

## Etymology
From Latin ēmittō.

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

## Common misspellings (5)
`eimt`, `emitt`, `emmit`, `emti`, `meit`

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