emulsion

noun

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"emulsion" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“emulsion” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #33,221. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,221
frequency rank, English
2,246
“E” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A stable suspension of small droplets of one liquid in another with which it is immiscible.

Corpus desk

Index EN-emulsion · emulsion · English

emulsion · rank #33,221 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,221
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,246
  • PHOTO-FINISH emigrate

Nearest frequency peer: emigrate (-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 “emulsion”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “emulsion” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

emulsion vs expulsion
78% similar
emulsion vs emission
75% similar
emulsion vs emulation
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for emulsion
PropertyValue
Headwordemulsion
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Frequency rank#33,221
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “emulsion”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).emulsionlands 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 “emigrate” (#33,220), “epistemology” (#33,222), “ECM” (#33,219). Among 2,246 “E” headwords, “emulsion” is #33,221. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around emulsion, anoun. Corpus frequency is #33,221 among 2,246 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for emulsion, with forms such as "emlusion", "emmulsion", and "emulison". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "expulsion", "emission", "emulation", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French émulsion, from New Latin ēmulsiō, ēmulsiōnis, based on Latin ēmulgeō (“I milk out, extract”). The correct English form is emulsion, spelled E-M-U-L-S-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    A stable suspension of small droplets of one liquid in another with which it is immiscible.
  2. 2
    A colloid in which both phases are liquid.
  3. 3
    The coating of photosensitive silver halide grains in a thin gelatine layer on a photographic film.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Mayonnaise is an emulsion where egg is used to keep oil and water mixed.
  2. When an ultrasonic beam is fired at the microcannons, the emulsion evaporates, expanding rapidly into gas. This creates enough force to push the nanobullets out at velocities reaching several metres per second.

Etymology

Borrowed from French émulsion, from New Latin ēmulsiō, ēmulsiōnis, based on Latin ēmulgeō (“I milk out, extract”).

This word in other languages

emulsión(Español)émulsion(Français)Emulsion(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emlusion
  • emmulsion
  • emulison
  • emullsion
  • emulsino
  • emulsionn
  • emulsoin
  • emulssion
  • emultion
  • emuslion
  • eumlsion
  • meulsion

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of emulsion - 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.

emlusion2emmulsion1emulison2emullsion1emulsino2emulsionn1emulsoin2emulssion1
Edit distance from "emulsion"

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 "emulsion"?
"emulsion" is spelled E-M-U-L-S-I-O-N.
What does "emulsion" mean?
As a noun, "emulsion" means: A stable suspension of small droplets of one liquid in another with which it is immiscible.
What words are commonly confused with "emulsion"?
"emulsion" is commonly confused with "expulsion", "emission", "emulation". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "emulsion"?
Borrowed from French émulsion, from New Latin ēmulsiō, ēmulsiōnis, based on Latin ēmulgeō (“I milk out, extract”). 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 "emulsion", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

emigrate#33,220Ebenezer#33,218exorcism#33,227Ferreira#33,235

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

debugging12 variantsconnoisseur12 variantsconfessor12 variantsconcedes12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list