emperor

/ˈɛmpəɹə/

//ˈɛmpəɹə// noun

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"emperor" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“emperor” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #4,667. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,667
frequency rank, English
2,246
“E” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The male monarch or ruler of an empire.

Corpus desk

Index EN-emperor · emperor · English

emperor · rank #4,667 · 10 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,667
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,246
  • PHOTO-FINISH DVD

Nearest frequency peer: DVD (-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 “emperor”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “emperor” 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 emperor
PropertyValue
Headwordemperor
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɛmpəɹə/
Letters7
Frequency rank#4,667
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “emperor”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).emperorlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “DVD” (#4,666), “designated” (#4,665), “enormous” (#4,669). Among 2,246 “E” headwords, “emperor” is #4,667. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around emperor (IPA /ˈɛmpəɹə/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,667 among 2,246 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for emperor, with forms such as "emepror", "emmperor", and "empeorr". 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 dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English emperour, from Anglo-Norman emperour, from Latin imperātorem, derived from imperō (“to command”). Doublet of imperator. Displaced earlier Old English casere, from Latin Caesar. The correct English form is emperor, spelled E-M-P-E-R-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    The male monarch or ruler of an empire.
  2. 2
    Any monarch ruling an empire, irrespective of gender, with "empress" contrasting to mean the consort of an emperor.
  3. 3
    Specifically, the ruler of the Holy Roman Empire; the world-monarch.
  4. 4
    The fourth trump or major arcana card of the tarot deck.
  5. 5
    A large, relatively valuable marble in children's games.
  6. 6
    Any fish of the family Lethrinidae.
  7. 7
    Any of various butterflies of the subfamily Charaxinae.
  8. 8
    Any of various large dragonflies of the cosmopolitan genus Anax.
  9. 9
    An emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. In imperial China, it was often a responsibility of the emperor to evaluate his predecessor after the latter's death.
  2. They asked Julius Caesar, the valiant Roman emperor, what was the best death. He answered, that which is unexpected, which comes suddenly and unforeseen

Etymology

From Middle English emperour, from Anglo-Norman emperour, from Latin imperātorem, derived from imperō (“to command”). Doublet of imperator. Displaced earlier Old English casere, from Latin Caesar.

This word in other languages

emperador(Español)empereur(Français)Kaiser(Deutsch)imperador(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emepror
  • emmperor
  • empeorr
  • emperorr
  • emperro
  • emperror
  • empperor
  • empreor
  • epmeror
  • meperor

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of emperor - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

emepror2emmperor1empeorr2emperorr1emperro2emperror1empperor1empreor2
Edit distance from "emperor"

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 "emperor"?
"emperor" is spelled E-M-P-E-R-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɛmpəɹə/.
What does "emperor" mean?
As a noun, "emperor" means: The male monarch or ruler of an empire.
What are common misspellings of "emperor"?
Common misspellings include "emepror", "emmperor", "empeorr", "emperorr", "emperro". The correct spelling is "emperor".
How do you pronounce "emperor"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "emperor" is /ˈɛmpəɹə/. 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 "emperor"?
From Middle English emperour, from Anglo-Norman emperour, from Latin imperātorem, derived from imperō (“to command”). Doublet of imperator. Displaced earlier Old English casere, from Latin Caesar. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

forgive#4,672handled#4,677arguing#4,653inquiry#4,681

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

colleges10 variantsventure10 variantspowered10 variantspeoples10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list