émeril
\em.ʁil\
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | émeril |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \em.ʁil\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « émeril » en français
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
- 1Variante de émeri.
- 2Dans 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 examplesThese source excerpts show how émeril appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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.
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.