emir

[eˈmiɾ]

/[eˈmiɾ]/ noun

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The verdict

“emir” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #20,011. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,011
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Título nobiliario empleado históricamente en los estados islámicos, eran los gobernadores de cada una de las provincias.

Corpus desk

Index ES-emir · emir · Spanish

emir · rank #20,011 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,011
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH emotiva

Nearest frequency peer: emotiva (+1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “emir”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “emir” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

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).

emir vs er
50% similar
emir vs emo
50% similar
emir vs eur
50% similar

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

Key facts for emir
PropertyValue
Headwordemir
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[eˈmiɾ]
Letters4
Frequency rank#20,011
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “emir”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.emircae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “emotiva” (#20,012), “eliminatoria” (#20,009), “elegidas” (#20,008). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “emir” va en #20,011. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around emir (IPA [eˈmiɾ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,011 among 5,243 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Título nobiliario empleado históricamente en los estados islámicos, eran los gobernadores de cada una de las provincias.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for emir, with forms such as "eimr", "emirr", and "emmir". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "er", "emo", "eur", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is emir, spelled E-M-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Título nobiliario empleado históricamente en los estados islámicos, eran los gobernadores de cada una de las provincias.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eimr
  • emirr
  • emmir
  • emri
  • meir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of emir - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

eimr2emirr1emmir1emri2meir2
Edit distance from "emir"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "emir"?
"emir" is spelled E-M-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is [eˈmiɾ].
What does "emir" mean?
As a noun, "emir" means: Título nobiliario empleado históricamente en los estados islámicos, eran los gobernadores de cada una de las provincias.
What words are commonly confused with "emir"?
"emir" is commonly confused with "er", "emo", "eur". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "emir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "emir" is [eˈmiɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "emir" come from?
"emir" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "emir", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

dron#20,001fair#20,036gurú#20,062cava#19,946

Similar misspelling depth

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

Iñaki5 variantsafín5 variantsrodó5 variantsratio5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list