émoluments

\e.mɔ.ly.mɑ̃\

/\e.mɔ.ly.mɑ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“émoluments” has 16 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #47,699. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,699
frequency rank, French
1,805
“É” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-emoluments · émoluments · French

émoluments · rank #47,699 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #47,699
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,805
  • PHOTO-FINISH émerveillés

Nearest frequency peer: émerveillés (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « émoluments »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « émoluments » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for émoluments
PropertyValue
Headwordémoluments
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\e.mɔ.ly.mɑ̃\
Letters10
Frequency rank#47,699
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « émoluments »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).émolumentsse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « émerveillés » (#47,698), « énarque » (#47,700), « éditoriales » (#47,697). Parmi 1,805 lemmes en « É », « émoluments » est au #47,699. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around émoluments (IPA \e.mɔ.ly.mɑ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #47,699 among 1,805 “É” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de émolument.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for émoluments, with forms such as "emoluments", "méoluments", and "émlouments". 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. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is émoluments, spelled É-M-O-L-U-M-E-N-T-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de émolument.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ernest de La Brière, jeune homme alors âgé de vingt-sept ans, décoré de la Légion d’honneur, sans autre fortune que les émoluments de sa place, possédait la triture des affaires, et savait beaucoup après avoir habité pendant quatre ans le cabinet du principal ministère.
  2. Parbleu ! s’écria le comte d’une voix tonnante, vous refusez votre appui à cette malheureuse, vous faites disparaître sa dernière lueur d’espérance, vous la réduisez au désespoir, au lieu de la soutenir et de la défendre, comme c’est votre devoir !… Et vous osez garder votre place, vous osez en toucher les émoluments !… ah ! Monsieur !

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emoluments
  • méoluments
  • émlouments
  • émmoluments
  • émolluments
  • émolmuents
  • émoluemnts
  • émolumennts
  • émolumenst
  • émolumentss
  • émolumentts
  • émolumetns
  • émolumments
  • émolumnets
  • émoulments
  • éomluments

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of émoluments - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

emoluments1méoluments2émlouments2émmoluments1émolluments1émolmuents2émoluemnts2émolumennts1
Edit distance from "émoluments"

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 "émoluments"?
"émoluments" is spelled É-M-O-L-U-M-E-N-T-S. The IPA pronunciation is \e.mɔ.ly.mɑ̃\.
What does "émoluments" mean?
As a noun, "émoluments" means: Pluriel de émolument.
What are common misspellings of "émoluments"?
Common misspellings include "emoluments", "méoluments", "émlouments", "émmoluments", "émolluments". The correct spelling is "émoluments".
How do you pronounce "émoluments"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "émoluments" is \e.mɔ.ly.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "émoluments" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list