An emordnilap is synonymous with the terminology ‘reverse spelled words’ and sometimes referred to as reversed pair. These are the words that can be read forwards and backwards. It is basically a palindrome spelled backwards but Emordnilap words are spelled differently from forward and backward angles, irrespective of the spelling of that word.
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What are Emordnilap words (Reverse Words)?
The newly invented term ‘Emordnilap’ is like a palindrome evil twin. Since palindromes are much easier to judge because all you have to do is to reverse the word and it must sound exactly the same. For Example, dad, civic, madam, refer, etc. But in the case of Emordnilap, we get a whole new spelled word after reversing the order of letters. It consists of rare words for example, lived-devil, avid-diva, brag-grab, etc.
Now you might have got the basic idea of Emordnilap words, now let’s jump to examples and comparison tables for further clarification of this term.
Comparison Table
Emordnilap is also known as ‘Semordnilap’. The following comparison table lists almost all Emordnilap words in alphabetical order:
| Ave – Eve | Ate – Eta |
| Avid – Diva | Brag – Grab |
| Bats – Stab | Dab – Bad |
| Deb – Bed | Dew – Wed |
| Doom – Mood | Deeps – Speed |
| Desserts – Stressed | Denim – Mined |
| Diaper – Repaid | Doc – Cod |
| Dot – Tod | Drawer – Reward |
| Dub – Bud | Edit – Tide |
| Era – Are | Mad – Dam |
| Evil – Live | Faced – Decaf |
| Flog – Golf | Flow – Wolf |
| Gal – Lag | Gals – Slag |
| Gab – Bag | Garb – Brag |
| Gum – Mug | Keep – Peek |
| Laid – Dial | Leg – Gel |
| Maps – Spam | May – Yam |
| Mid – Dim | Mug – Gum |
| Nab – Ban | Naps – Span |
| Nip – Pin | No – On |
| Nod – Don | Nuts – Stun |
| Pan – Nap | Part – Trap |
| Pay – Yap | Peels – Sleep |
| Pins – Snip | Pit – Tip |
| Plug – Gulp | Pool – Loop |
| Pools – Sloop | Rat – Tar |
| Rats – Star | Rail – Liar |
| Reed – Deer | Regal – Legal |
| Revel – Level | Reviled – Deliver |
| Remit – Timer | Room – Moor |
| Sag – Gas | Sinned – Dennis |
| Slag – Gals | Slap – Pals |
| Sleep – Peels | Sloop – Pools |
| Snip – Pins | Snub – Buns |
| Snug – Guns | Sports – Strops |
| Spots – Stops | Spoons – Snoops |
| Stab – Bats | Star – Rats |
| Step – Pets | Stew – Wets |
| Stool – Loots | Stun – Nuts |
| Sub – Bus | Sward – Draws |
| Tab – Bat | Tap – Pat |
| Tang – Gnat | Ten – Net |
| Tip – Pit | Tips – Spit |
| Time – Emit | Ton – Not |
| Top – Pot | Trap – Part |
| Tub – But | War – Raw |
| Ward – Draw | Was – Saw |
| Won – Now | Yaw – way |
Why Emordnilap words are quickly gaining stream?
Emordnilap is a term which is newly minted word and not yet recognized by lexicons (dictionary or vocabulary of the language). Although, palindromes are not far cry from Emordnilap words, but still there is no Wikipedia research written for Emordnilap words.
The long and short of this research is that as new vocabulary and slangs are added in dictionaries and used in daily life, more chances are that ‘Emordnilap’ will be recognized due to gaining a lot of attention.
Are Emordnilap and Semordnilap Real Words?
‘Emordnilap’ and ‘Semordnilap’ are actually not real words to be adopted by the dictionaries and lexicons (as described earlier). But as a matter of fact, one could use those two terms in daily life.
Also, various reverse names of these reverse spelled words have not made to the recognized dictionaries yet. For Example, the term ‘Levidrome’ is considered not real enough to be adopted by dictionaries.
References
https://www.wordnik.com/lists/emordnilap
