employe
/ɒmˈplɔɪeɪ/noun
employe is spelled E-M-P-L-O-Y-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 121,279th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, employe means “Dated spelling of employee” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of employe is employés or employes.
How many letters and syllables are in employe?
| Letters | 7: E-M-P-L-O-Y-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 16 million words; the 121,279th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is employe?
Employe appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 121,279th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce employe?
- UK /ɒmˈplɔɪeɪ/
- UK /ˌɒmplɔɪˈeɪ/
- UK /(ˌ)ɒ̃-/
Employe has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with employe?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as employe from its last stressed vowel (/ɔɪeɪ/, British pronunciation):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of employe
- employés plural
- employes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does employe mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
USDated spelling of employee.
the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes
noun
- 1
Dated spelling of employee.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does employe come from?
Borrowed from French employé.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).