Emmaus
/ɪˈmeɪ.əs/
"emmaus" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Emmaus” is uncommon English (frequency #62,867 among 18,836 “E” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #62,867
- frequency rank, English
- 18,836
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A town mentioned in the Gospel of Luke in the New Testament, where Jesus is said to have appeared, after his death and resurrection, before two disciples. Various locations have been suggested.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Emmaus |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ɪˈmeɪ.əs/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #62,867 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Emmaus” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Emmaus is uncommon English at frequency #62,867 among 18,836 “E” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ɪˈmeɪ.əs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Emmaus in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin Emmaus, from Koine Greek Ἐμμαοῦς (Emmaoûs), typically derived from Hebrew חמת (ḥammat, “hot spring”). The correct English form is Emmaus, spelled E-M-M-A-U-S.
Definition
- 1A town mentioned in the Gospel of Luke in the New Testament, where Jesus is said to have appeared, after his death and resurrection, before two disciples. Various locations have been suggested.
- 2A former city in the West Bank, Palestine.
- 3A borough of Pennsylvania.
Etymology
From Latin Emmaus, from Koine Greek Ἐμμαοῦς (Emmaoûs), typically derived from Hebrew חמת (ḥammat, “hot spring”).
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Emmaus”
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- The one correct English spelling is E-M-M-A-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.