emmer

Name: emmer, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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/ˈɛmə/

//ˈɛmə// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“emmer” is uncommon English (frequency #94,829 among 18,836 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,829
frequency rank, English: 18,836
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Any of species Triticum dicoccum, one of a group of hulled wheats that are important food grains.

Key facts for emmer
Property	Value
Headword	emmer
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/ˈɛmə/
Letters	5
Frequency rank	#94,829
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “emmer” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). emmer lands here:

#94,829

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

emmer is uncommon English at frequency #94,829 among 18,836 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈɛmə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Any of species Triticum dicoccum, one of a group of hulled wheats that are important food grains.".

Zero misspellings are on record for emmer in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: First used in 1908; borrowed from German Emmer (compare the obsolescent related German synonym Amelkorn, whence English amelcorn). The correct English form is emmer, spelled E-M-M-E-R.

Definition

1
Any of species Triticum dicoccum, one of a group of hulled wheats that are important food grains.

Etymology

First used in 1908; borrowed from German Emmer (compare the obsolescent related German synonym Amelkorn, whence English amelcorn).

This word in other languages

farro(Español)amidonnier(Français)Emmer(Deutsch)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "emmer"?

"emmer" is spelled E-M-M-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɛmə/.

What does "emmer" mean?

As a noun, "emmer" means: Any of species Triticum dicoccum, one of a group of hulled wheats that are important food grains.

How do you pronounce "emmer"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "emmer" is /ˈɛmə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "emmer"?

First used in 1908; borrowed from German Emmer (compare the obsolescent related German synonym Amelkorn, whence English amelcorn). See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Using “emmer”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct English spelling is E-M-M-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as /ˈɛmə/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.