emplir

\ɑ̃.pliʁ\

/\ɑ̃.pliʁ\/ verb

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The verdict

“emplir” is uncommon French (frequency #77,479 among 3,255 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,479
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rendre plein.

Corpus desk

Index FR-emplir · emplir · French

emplir · rank #77,479 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,479
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH emme

Nearest frequency peer: emme (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « emplir »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « emplir » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for emplir
PropertyValue
Headwordemplir
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɑ̃.pliʁ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#77,479
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « emplir » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.emplirtombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « emme » (#77,478), « emportement » (#77,480), « emboutissage » (#77,477). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « emplir » est au #77,479. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

emplir is uncommon French at frequency #77,479 among 3,255 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \ɑ̃.pliʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for emplir in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is emplir, spelled E-M-P-L-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Rendre plein.
  2. 2
    Occuper tout l’espace.
  3. 3
    Combler.
  4. 4
    Répandre dans …
  5. 5
    Rendre une femelle pleine, gravide, en parlant d’animaux.
  6. 6
    Être sujet à une voie d’eau.
  7. 7
    Devenir plein.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Les filous à Paris sont d'une dextérité sans égale, mais ils emploient leur adresse à vider les poches et non pas à les emplir.
  2. Des coteaux d’Arbois, de Poligny et de Salins, […] les vignerons à rouge trogne bénissaient le Seigneur dont le bon soleil gorgeait de vie les pampres vigoureux et emplissait leurs futailles.

This word in other languages

fill(English)llenar(Español)füllen(Deutsch)preencher(Português)

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 "emplir"?
"emplir" is spelled E-M-P-L-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.pliʁ\.
What does "emplir" mean?
As a verb, "emplir" means: Rendre plein.
How do you pronounce "emplir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "emplir" is \ɑ̃.pliʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "emplir" come from?
"emplir" 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 "emplir", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list