emulsify
/ɪˈmʊlsɪfaɪ/verb
emulsify is spelled E-M-U-L-S-I-F-Y: 8 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 130,282nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, emulsify means “To make into an emulsion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in emulsify?
| Letters | 8: E-M-U-L-S-I-F-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 130,282nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is emulsify?
Emulsify appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 130,282nd 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 emulsify?
- /ɪˈmʊlsɪfaɪ/
Emulsify has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-emulsify.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of emulsify
- emulsifies present, singular, he/she/it
- emulsifying participle, present
- emulsified participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does emulsify mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To make into an emulsion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Emulsify in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense make into an emulsion:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | émulsifier; émulsionner |
| Portuguese | emulsionar, emulsificar |
| Spanish | emulsionar |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.