Emmeline
"emmeline" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Emmeline” is uncommon English (frequency #65,862 among 2,246 “E” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #65,862
- frequency rank, English
- 2,246
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A female given name from the Germanic languages.
Corpus desk
Index EN-emmeline · Emmeline · English
Emmeline · rank #65,862 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #65,862
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,246
- PHOTO-FINISH eme
Nearest frequency peer: eme (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “Emmeline”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- electrodyna…
electrodynamics
34,143 corpus weight
- eme
eme
34,140 corpus weight
- Emmeline
Emmeline
34,139 corpus weight
- Endymion
Endymion
34,138 corpus weight
- EpiPen
EpiPen
34,136 corpus weight
- equalise
equalise
34,135 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Emmeline” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Emmeline |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #65,862 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Emmeline” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Emmeline is uncommon English at frequency #65,862 among 2,246 “E” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A female given name from the Germanic languages.".
Emmeline has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Medieval English form of Old French Ameline, diminutive form of Amélie, cognate to English Amelia. The correct English form is Emmeline, spelled E-M-M-E-L-I-N-E.
Definition
- 1A female given name from the Germanic languages.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Emmeline appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
With no notice from her father's family, Emmeline had attained her twelfth year.
Etymology
Medieval English form of Old French Ameline, diminutive form of Amélie, cognate to English Amelia.
This word in other languages
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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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).