émeraude

\ɛm.ʁod\

/\ɛm.ʁod\/ noun

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The verdict

“émeraude” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #23,427. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,427
frequency rank, French
40,273
“É” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Minéral du groupe des silicates, sous-groupe des cyclosilicates, variété de béryl, dont la couleur verte provient de traces de chrome, de vanadium et parfois de fer, et qui fait partie des pierres ...

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

émeraude vs émeraudes
89% similar

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

Key facts for émeraude
PropertyValue
Headwordémeraude
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɛm.ʁod\
Letters8
Frequency rank#23,427
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “émeraude” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). émeraude lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around émeraude (IPA \ɛm.ʁod\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,427 among 40,273 “É” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for émeraude, with forms such as "emeraude", "méeraude", and "éemraude". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "émeraudes", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is émeraude, spelled É-M-E-R-A-U-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Minéral du groupe des silicates, sous-groupe des cyclosilicates, variété de béryl, dont la couleur verte provient de traces de chrome, de vanadium et parfois de fer, et qui fait partie des pierres précieuses.
  2. 2
    Meuble représentant la pierre précieuse du même nom dans les armoiries. À rapprocher de diamant, quartz et rubis.
  3. 3
    Genre comprenant entre 10 à 16 espèces d’oiseaux nectarivores de la sous-famille des trochilinés (colibris, etc.) caractérisés par leur plumage iridescent et extrêmement brillant où dominent l’améthyste, le cyan, le turquoise et surtout, le vert bouteille en tons métalliques, répandus dans la varzea, les bocages, les parcs et les lisières forestières de toute l’écozone néotropicale (genre Chlorostilbon).

This word in other languages

emerald(English)esmeralda(Español)Smaragd(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emeraude
  • méeraude
  • éemraude
  • émearude
  • émeradue
  • émeraudde
  • émeraued
  • émerraude
  • émeruade
  • émmeraude
  • émreaude

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of émeraude - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

emeraude1méeraude2éemraude2émearude2émeradue2émeraudde1émeraued2émerraude1
Edit distance from "émeraude"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "émeraude"?
"émeraude" is spelled É-M-E-R-A-U-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛm.ʁod\.
What does "émeraude" mean?
As a noun, "émeraude" means: Minéral du groupe des silicates, sous-groupe des cyclosilicates, variété de béryl, dont la couleur verte provient de traces de chrome, de vanadium et parfois de fer, et qui fait partie des pierres ...
What words are commonly confused with "émeraude"?
"émeraude" is commonly confused with "émeraudes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "émeraude"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "émeraude" is \ɛm.ʁod\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "émeraude" come from?
"émeraude" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “émeraude”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is É-M-E-R-A-U-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɛm.ʁod\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “émeraudes” - see the side-by-side comparison. émeraude vs émeraudes
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list