Emre

name

The verdict

“Emre” is uncommon French (frequency #86,669 among 3,255 “E” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,669
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-emre · Emre · French

Emre · rank #86,669 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,669
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH emmêlent

Nearest frequency peer: emmêlent (-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 « Emre »

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 « Emre » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Emre
PropertyValue
HeadwordEmre
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
Letters4
Frequency rank#86,669
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Emre » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).Emretombe 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: « emmêlent » (#86,668), « enda » (#86,670), « embouts » (#86,667). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « Emre » est au #86,669. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Emre is uncommon French at frequency #86,669 among 3,255 “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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Quatre minutes plus tard, Emre Elmalı double la mise (2-0) avant que Yılmaz ne récidive juste avant la pause dans le temps additionnel (45’+12), toujours sur pénalty.

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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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list