Cessna

[ˈsɛsna]

/[ˈsɛsna]/ noun

The verdict

“Cessna” is uncommon German (frequency #63,206 among 1,273 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,206
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Luftfahrzeug, das vom Hersteller Cessna Aircraft Company und dessen Nachfolgefirmen produziert wurde

Corpus desk

Index DE-cessna · Cessna · German

Cessna · rank #63,206 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,206
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ceos

Nearest frequency peer: Ceos (-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 „Cessna“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Cessna
PropertyValue
HeadwordCessna
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈsɛsna]
Letters6
Frequency rank#63,206
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Cessna“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Ceos“ (#63,205), „charismatisch“ (#63,207), „carpet“ (#63,204). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „Cessna“ bei #63,206. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Cessna is uncommon German at frequency #63,206 among 1,273 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈsɛsna]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Luftfahrzeug, das vom Hersteller Cessna Aircraft Company und dessen Nachfolgefirmen produziert wurde".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Cessna in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Cessna, spelled C-E-S-S-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Luftfahrzeug, das vom Hersteller Cessna Aircraft Company und dessen Nachfolgefirmen produziert wurde

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Warum befand sich der amerikanische Botschafter an Bord des Militärflugs Pak One statt in seiner eigenen Cessna?“
  2. „Dewey verharrte geduckt unter der Tragfläche einer Cessna.“

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 "Cessna"?
"Cessna" is spelled C-E-S-S-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsɛsna].
What does "Cessna" mean?
As a noun, "Cessna" means: Luftfahrzeug, das vom Hersteller Cessna Aircraft Company und dessen Nachfolgefirmen produziert wurde
How do you pronounce "Cessna"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Cessna" is [ˈsɛsna]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Cessna" come from?
"Cessna" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list