emoluments

noun

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"emoluments" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“emoluments” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #48,218. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,218
frequency rank, English
2,246
“E” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of emolument

Corpus desk

Index EN-emoluments · emoluments · English

emoluments · rank #48,218 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,218
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,246
  • PHOTO-FINISH Elkhart

Nearest frequency peer: Elkhart (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “emoluments”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “emoluments” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for emoluments
PropertyValue
Headwordemoluments
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#48,218
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “emoluments”

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

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “Elkhart” (#48,217), “endometrial” (#48,219), “electrocution” (#48,216). Among 2,246 “E” headwords, “emoluments” is #48,218. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around emoluments, anoun. Corpus frequency is #48,218 among 2,246 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of emolument".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for emoluments, with forms such as "emlouments", "emmoluments", and "emolluments". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is emoluments, spelled E-M-O-L-U-M-E-N-T-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of emolument

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how emoluments appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. She was urgent and suggestive and sympathetic; she threw herself into the vision of his achievements and emoluments as if to satisfy a little the sore hunger with which Nick's treachery had left her.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emlouments
  • emmoluments
  • emolluments
  • emolmuents
  • emoluemnts
  • emolumennts
  • emolumenst
  • emolumentss
  • emolumentts
  • emolumetns
  • emolumments
  • emolumnets
  • emoulments
  • eomluments
  • meoluments

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of emoluments - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

emlouments2emmoluments1emolluments1emolmuents2emoluemnts2emolumennts1emolumenst2emolumentss1
Edit distance from "emoluments"

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 "emoluments"?
"emoluments" is spelled E-M-O-L-U-M-E-N-T-S.
What does "emoluments" mean?
As a noun, "emoluments" means: plural of emolument
What are common misspellings of "emoluments"?
Common misspellings include "emlouments", "emmoluments", "emolluments", "emolmuents", "emoluemnts". The correct spelling is "emoluments".
What language does "emoluments" come from?
"emoluments" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "emoluments", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list