emolument
/ɪˈmɒljʊmənt/
"emolument" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“emolument” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Payment for employment or an office; compensation for a job, which is usually monetary.
Corpus desk
Index EN-emolument · emolument · English
emolument · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | emolument |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɪˈmɒljʊmənt/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “emolument” in English
Rare enough to double-check
emolument is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɪˈmɒljʊmənt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for emolument, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English emolument, from Old French emolument, from Latin ēmolumentum. The correct English form is emolument, spelled E-M-O-L-U-M-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1Payment for employment or an office; compensation for a job, which is usually monetary.
- 2Payment for employment or an office; compensation for a job, which is usually monetary.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how emolument appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State.
Even when a mere child I began my travels, and made many tours of discovery into foreign parts and unknown regions of my native city, to the frequent alarm of my parents, and the emolument of the town-crier.
Etymology
From Middle English emolument, from Old French emolument, from Latin ēmolumentum.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.