aes

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The verdict

“aes” is uncommon German (frequency #56,731 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,731
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Erz, Kupfer, Bronze

Corpus desk

Index DE-aes · aes · German

aes · rank #56,731 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,731
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH abzulassen

Nearest frequency peer: abzulassen (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „aes“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „aes“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for aes
PropertyValue
Headwordaes
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters3
Frequency rank#56,731
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „aes“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.aesfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „abzulassen“ (#56,730), „afrikanisches“ (#56,732), „abscheuliche“ (#56,729). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „aes“ bei #56,731. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

aes is uncommon German at frequency #56,731 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

aes has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is aes, spelled A-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Erz, Kupfer, Bronze
  2. 2
    Münzen (aus Bronze oder Kupfer), Geld

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „… nec verba minantia fixo aere legebantur …“ Ovid, Metamorphosen
  2. „quom a pistore panem petimus, vinum ex oenopolio, / si aes habent, dant mercem: eadem nos discipulina utimur.“ (Plaut. Asin. 200–201)

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "aes"?
"aes" is spelled A-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "aes" mean?
As a noun, "aes" means: Erz, Kupfer, Bronze
How do you pronounce "aes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aes" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aes" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Apt#56,759ARN#56,763vil#56,660bom#56,830

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list