# esse vs Essens

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### esse
*verb · IPA [ˈɛsə] · frequency rank #4,698*
1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs essen

### Essens
*noun · IPA [ˈɛsn̩s] · frequency rank #24,328*
Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Essen

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/esse-vs-essens