emir

noun

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The verdict

“emir” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #27,077. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,077
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - título que designa, originariamente, o chefe do mundo muçulmano

Corpus desk

Index PT-emir · emir · Portuguese

emir · rank #27,077 · 5 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,077
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH enfermidade

Nearest frequency peer: enfermidade (+3 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “emir”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “emir” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

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).

emir vs er
50% similar
emir vs emo
50% similar
emir vs ever
50% similar

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

Key facts for emir
PropertyValue
Headwordemir
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters4
Frequency rank#27,077
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “emir”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).emircai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “enfermidade” (#27,080), “dígito” (#27,071), “downtown” (#27,068). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “emir” fica em #27,077. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around emir, anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,077 among 1,279 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for emir, with forms such as "eimr", "emirr", and "emmir". 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 15 confusable-pair relationships, "er", "emo", "ever", and more, 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 easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is emir, spelled E-M-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    título que designa, originariamente, o chefe do mundo muçulmano
  2. 2
    nome igualmente dado aos descendentes do Profeta
  3. 3
    título de altos dignitários, dos governadores do Império Turco, dos soberanos muçulmanos

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. O território governado por um emir chama-se emirado.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eimr
  • emirr
  • emmir
  • emri
  • meir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of emir - 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.

eimr2emirr1emmir1emri2meir2
Edit distance from "emir"

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "emir"?
"emir" is spelled E-M-I-R.
What does "emir" mean?
As a noun, "emir" means: título que designa, originariamente, o chefe do mundo muçulmano
What words are commonly confused with "emir"?
"emir" is commonly confused with "er", "emo", "ever". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "emir" come from?
"emir" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

gibi#27,114dara#27,030iodo#27,142bean#26,980

Similar misspelling depth

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

mino5 variantswine5 variantsrixa5 variantsrage5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list