Emre

name

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The verdict

“Emre” is uncommon French (frequency #86,669 among 201,161 “E” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,669
frequency rank, French
201,161
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Prénom masculin.

Key facts for Emre
PropertyValue
HeadwordEmre
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
Letters4
Frequency rank#86,669
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Emre” 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). Emre lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Emre is uncommon French at frequency #86,669 among 201,161 “E” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Prénom masculin.".

Zero misspellings are on record for Emre in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Emre, spelled E-M-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prénom masculin.

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 "Emre"?
"Emre" is spelled E-M-R-E.
What does "Emre" mean?
As a proper noun, "Emre" means: Prénom masculin.
What language does "Emre" come from?
"Emre" 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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Using “Emre”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is E-M-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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