# emulsion

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #33,221

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

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

## Easily confused with
- **expulsion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/emulsion-vs-expulsion)
- **emission** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/emission-vs-emulsion)
- **emulation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/emulation-vs-emulsion)

## Common misspellings (12)
`emlusion`, `emmulsion`, `emulison`, `emullsion`, `emulsino`, `emulsionn`, `emulsoin`, `emulssion`, `emultion`, `emuslion`, `eumlsion`, `meulsion`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/emulsion