émigrants

\e.mi.ɡʁɑ̃\

/\e.mi.ɡʁɑ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“émigrants” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #43,235. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#43,235
frequency rank, French
40,273
“É” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pluriel de émigrant.

Corpus desk

Index FR-emigrants · émigrants · French

émigrants · rank #43,235 · 15 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #43,235
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 40,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH Éléonore

Nearest frequency peer: Éléonore (-1 rank slots)

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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “émigrants”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “émigrants” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

émigrants vs émirats
78% similar
émigrants vs exigeants
67% similar

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

Key facts for émigrants
PropertyValue
Headwordémigrants
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\e.mi.ɡʁɑ̃\
Letters9
Frequency rank#43,235
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “émigrants” 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). émigrants 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 15 spelling variants around émigrants (IPA \e.mi.ɡʁɑ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #43,235 among 40,273 “É” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de émigrant.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for émigrants, with forms such as "emigrants", "méigrants", and "éimgrants". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "émirats", "exigeants", 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is émigrants, spelled É-M-I-G-R-A-N-T-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de émigrant.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Ce souvenir humiliant lui revint quand au commissariat de bord on le confia à un steward qui s’était emparé de son bagage pour le conduire à l’étage supérieur tandis qu’au bureau voisin se pressait en désordre dans les piaillements, les injures, les coups de coude, les pieds écrasés, la faune des émigrants : jeunes hassidim en redingotes et chapeaux de fe…

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emigrants
  • méigrants
  • éimgrants
  • émgirants
  • émigarnts
  • émiggrants
  • émigrannts
  • émigranst
  • émigrantss
  • émigrantts
  • émigratns
  • émigrnats
  • émigrrants
  • émirgants
  • émmigrants

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

emigrants1méigrants2éimgrants2émgirants2émigarnts2émiggrants1émigrannts1émigranst2
Edit distance from "émigrants"

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "émigrants"?
"émigrants" is spelled É-M-I-G-R-A-N-T-S. The IPA pronunciation is \e.mi.ɡʁɑ̃\.
What does "émigrants" mean?
As a noun, "émigrants" means: Pluriel de émigrant.
What words are commonly confused with "émigrants"?
"émigrants" is commonly confused with "émirats", "exigeants". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "émigrants"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "émigrants" is \e.mi.ɡʁɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "émigrants" come from?
"émigrants" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "émigrants", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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