émeril

\em.ʁil\

/\em.ʁil\/ noun

The verdict

“émeril” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante de émeri.

Corpus desk

Index FR-emeril · émeril · French

émeril · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "É" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for émeril
PropertyValue
Headwordémeril
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\em.ʁil\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « émeril » en français

émeriln'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

émeril is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \em.ʁil\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

émeril doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is émeril, spelled É-M-E-R-I-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante de émeri.
  2. 2
    Dans du marbre blanc ou clair, nom donné à une inclusion très dure, on dit aussi crapaud durillon, marron ou clou dans un marbre de couleur.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how émeril appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Les nœuds de couleur de cendre, dans le marbre blanc, s'appellent émeril. Les ouvriers donnent le nom de clous aux nœuds des autres marbres.
  2. Partie dure qui se rencontre dans les marbres blancs, et qu'on est obligé d'écraser avec la marteline : on les nomme aussi émeril ; dans les marbres de couleur, les nœuds s'appellent clous

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "émeril"?
"émeril" is spelled É-M-E-R-I-L. The IPA pronunciation is \em.ʁil\.
What does "émeril" mean?
As a noun, "émeril" means: Variante de émeri.
How do you pronounce "émeril"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "émeril" is \em.ʁil\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "émeril" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list