Äsop
[ɛˈzoːp]
The verdict
“Äsop” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - männlicher Vorname
Corpus desk
Index DE-asop · Äsop · German
Äsop · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Ä" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Äsop |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ɛˈzoːp] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Äsop“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Äsop is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ɛˈzoːp]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Äsop, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Äsop, spelled Ä-S-O-P.
Definition
- 1männlicher Vorname
- 2männlicher Name eines sagenhaften Fabeldichters
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Äsop appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Allzu häufig ist der Vorname Äsop für Jungen im 20. Jahrhundert wohl nicht.
Die Redewendung „Eine Schwalbe macht noch keinen Sommer“ stammt aus einer Fabel Äsops.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.