Emeritus
\eˈmeːʀitʊs\
The verdict
“Emeritus” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Professeur d’université en retraité.
Corpus desk
Index FR-emeritus · Emeritus · French
Emeritus · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" 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 | Emeritus |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \eˈmeːʀitʊs\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Emeritus » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Emeritus is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \eˈmeːʀitʊs\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Professeur d’université en retraité.".
Zero misspellings are on record for Emeritus in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is Emeritus, spelled E-M-E-R-I-T-U-S.
Definition
- 1Professeur d’université en retraité.
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.