em-
French, prefix/ɑ̃/
em- is a French prefix meaning “em- (form of en- before b, m or p)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Variante de en- devant les lettres m, b ou p”.
What does em- mean in English?
prefix
- 1
em- (form of en- before b, m or p)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Quatorzième lettre de l’alphabet cyrillique, м.
prefix: 1. Variante de en- devant les lettres m, b ou p.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of em-
- ems plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce em-?
- /ɑ̃/
- \ɛm\
- \ɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is em- in French?
em- appears 7.2 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).