emote
/ɪˈməʊt/
"emote" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“emote” is uncommon English (frequency #55,412 among 18,836 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #55,412
- frequency rank, English
- 18,836
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To display or express (emotions, mental states, etc.) openly, particularly while acting, and especially in an excessive manner.
Corpus desk
Index EN-emote · emote · English
emote · rank #55,412 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #55,412
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 18,836
- PHOTO-FINISH Elysian
Nearest frequency peer: Elysian (-2 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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “emote”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- ejector
ejector
44,593 corpus weight
- Elyse
Elyse
44,592 corpus weight
- Elysian
Elysian
44,591 corpus weight
- emote
emote
44,589 corpus weight
- episcopalian
episcopalian
44,586 corpus weight
- ermine
ermine
44,585 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “emote” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | emote |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ɪˈməʊt/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #55,412 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “emote” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
emote is uncommon English at frequency #55,412 among 18,836 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ɪˈməʊt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for emote in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. 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: The verb is a back-formation from emotion. The noun is derived from the verb. The correct English form is emote, spelled E-M-O-T-E.
Definition
- 1To display or express (emotions, mental states, etc.) openly, particularly while acting, and especially in an excessive manner.
- 2To deliver (a speech), say (lines of a play, words), etc., in a dramatic or emotional manner, especially if overly so.
- 3To display (excessive) emotion, especially while acting.
- 4To express a virtual action, presented to other users as a graphic or reported speech, rather than sending a straightforward message.
- 5To perform a short action, such as a gesture or a dance move, which may be seen by other players but does not have any effect on gameplay.
Etymology
The verb is a back-formation from emotion. The noun is derived from the verb.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.