emulsion
noun, verb
emulsion is spelled E-M-U-L-S-I-O-N: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,236th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, emulsion means “A stable suspension of small droplets of one liquid in another with which it is immiscible” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of emulsion is emulsions.
How many letters and syllables are in emulsion?
| Letters | 8: E-M-U-L-S-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 33,236th 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 emulsion?
Emulsion appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,236th 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 emulsion?
Emulsion has 3 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-emulsion.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of emulsion
- emulsions plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- emulsioning participle, present
- emulsioned participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does emulsion mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A stable suspension of small droplets of one liquid in another with which it is immiscible.
Mayonnaise is an emulsion where egg is used to keep oil and water mixed.
- 2
A food preparation in which one or more ingredients are made into an emulsion.
a potato and cheese emulsion
- 3
A colloid in which both phases are liquid.
- 4
The coating of photosensitive silver halide grains in a thin gelatine layer on a photographic film.
verb
- 1
To paint with emulsion paint.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Emulsion in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense suspension of one liquid in another:
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.
Where does emulsion come from?
Borrowed from French émulsion, from New Latin ēmulsiō, ēmulsiōnis, based on Latin ēmulgeō (“to milk out, extract”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).