empli

\ɑ̃.pli\

/\ɑ̃.pli\/ noun

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The verdict

“empli” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #38,779. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,779
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Opération qui consiste à remplir des moules avec du sirop de sucre cuit dans une sucrerie, ou avec du savon dans une savonnerie.

Corpus desk

Index FR-empli · empli · French

empli · rank #38,779 · 7 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,779
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH empocher

Nearest frequency peer: empocher (+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 « empli »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « empli » 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

empli vs épi
40% similar
empli vs EPCI
0% similar
empli vs emploi
83% similar

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

Key facts for empli
PropertyValue
Headwordempli
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɑ̃.pli\
Letters5
Frequency rank#38,779
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « empli »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.emplise place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « empocher » (#38,780), « encourt » (#38,781), « Eaton » (#38,776). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « empli » est au #38,779. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around empli (IPA \ɑ̃.pli\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #38,779 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Opération qui consiste à remplir des moules avec du sirop de sucre cuit dans une sucrerie, ou avec du savon dans une savonnerie.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for empli, with forms such as "emlpi", "emmpli", and "empil". 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. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "épi", "EPCI", "emploi", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is empli, spelled E-M-P-L-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Opération qui consiste à remplir des moules avec du sirop de sucre cuit dans une sucrerie, ou avec du savon dans une savonnerie.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Le tout bien remué forme un empli qui est versé dans un bac, coffre à fond plat et peu profond.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emlpi
  • emmpli
  • empil
  • emplli
  • emppli
  • epmli
  • mepli

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of empli - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

emlpi2emmpli1empil2emplli1emppli1epmli2mepli2
Edit distance from "empli"

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 "empli"?
"empli" is spelled E-M-P-L-I. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.pli\.
What does "empli" mean?
As a noun, "empli" means: Opération qui consiste à remplir des moules avec du sirop de sucre cuit dans une sucrerie, ou avec du savon dans une savonnerie.
What words are commonly confused with "empli"?
"empli" is commonly confused with "épi", "EPCI", "emploi". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "empli"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "empli" is \ɑ̃.pli\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "empli" come from?
"empli" 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 "empli", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Eaton#38,776démos#38,767fifty#38,805fixez#38,810

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

hazel7 variantsComeau7 variantsChiara7 variantsJawad7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list