émulsion

\e.myl.sjɔ̃\

/\e.myl.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“émulsion” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #40,564. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,564
frequency rank, French
1,805
“É” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Préparation liquide d’apparence laiteuse tenant en suspension une substance huileuse ou résineuse.

Corpus desk

Index FR-emulsion · émulsion · French

émulsion · rank #40,564 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,564
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,805
  • PHOTO-FINISH éliminent

Nearest frequency peer: éliminent (-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 « émulsion »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « émulsion » 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).

émulsion vs expulsion
67% similar
émulsion vs émission
75% similar
émulsion vs émulation
78% similar

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

Key facts for émulsion
PropertyValue
Headwordémulsion
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\e.myl.sjɔ̃\
Letters8
Frequency rank#40,564
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « émulsion »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).émulsionse 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 « éliminent » (#40,563), « épidémique » (#40,565), « éjection » (#40,562). Parmi 1,805 lemmes en « É », « émulsion » est au #40,564. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around émulsion (IPA \e.myl.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #40,564 among 1,805 “É” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for émulsion, with forms such as "emulsion", "méulsion", and "émlusion". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "expulsion", "émission", "émulation", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 émulsion, spelled É-M-U-L-S-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Préparation liquide d’apparence laiteuse tenant en suspension une substance huileuse ou résineuse.
  2. 2
    Milieu hétérogène constitué par la dispersion, à l'état de particules très fines, d'un liquide dans un autre liquide en phase continue, la phase dispersante.
  3. 3
    Mélange sensible à la lumière, composé de sels d’argent à l’état de cristaux microscopiques en suspension dans la gélatine, le collodion, qu’on applique en couche très mince sur la plaque ou le film.
  4. 4
    Film ou pellicule photographique.
  5. 5
    Mélange de gravillons liés avec du bitume liquide que l'on utilise pour la réalisation de circulations à faible trafic ou pour l’entretien provisoire des routes.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Appliquer une émulsion pour le corps.
  2. On lui fait prendre des émulsions.

This word in other languages

emulsion(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emulsion
  • méulsion
  • émlusion
  • émmulsion
  • émulison
  • émullsion
  • émulsino
  • émulsionn
  • émulsoin
  • émulssion
  • émuslion
  • éumlsion

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of émulsion - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

emulsion1méulsion2émlusion2émmulsion1émulison2émullsion1émulsino2émulsionn1
Edit distance from "émulsion"

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 "émulsion"?
"émulsion" is spelled É-M-U-L-S-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \e.myl.sjɔ̃\.
What does "émulsion" mean?
As a noun, "émulsion" means: Préparation liquide d’apparence laiteuse tenant en suspension une substance huileuse ou résineuse.
What words are commonly confused with "émulsion"?
"émulsion" is commonly confused with "expulsion", "émission", "émulation". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "émulsion"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "émulsion" is \e.myl.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "émulsion" come from?
"émulsion" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

éjection#40,562échangée#40,561évanouie#40,569tréfonds#40,543

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

additionner12 variantsarmatures12 variantsassyriens12 variantssophisme12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list