Easter

[ˈiːstə]

/[ˈiːstə]/ name

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The verdict

“Easter” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #48,086. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,086
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - wichtigstes Fest im Christentum in Erinnerung an die Auferstehung von Jesus von Nazaret

Corpus desk

Index DE-easter · Easter · German

Easter · rank #48,086 · 8 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,086
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH eam

Nearest frequency peer: eam (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Easter“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Easter“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Easter vs Este
67% similar
Easter vs erste
50% similar
Easter vs Ester
83% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Easter
PropertyValue
HeadwordEaster
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈiːstə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#48,086
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Easter“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Easterliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „eam“ (#48,085), „ebendiese“ (#48,087), „Dürkheim“ (#48,084). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Easter“ bei #48,086. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Easter (IPA [ˈiːstə]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #48,086 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "wichtigstes Fest im Christentum in Erinnerung an die Auferstehung von Jesus von Nazaret".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Easter, with forms such as "aester", "easetr", and "easster". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "Este", "erste", "Ester", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Easter, spelled E-A-S-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    wichtigstes Fest im Christentum in Erinnerung an die Auferstehung von Jesus von Nazaret

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. What is the date of the Easter holidays in 2014?

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aester
  • easetr
  • easster
  • easterr
  • eastre
  • eastter
  • eatser
  • esater

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Easter - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

aester2easetr2easster1easterr1eastre2eastter1eatser2esater2
Edit distance from "Easter"

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 "Easter"?
"Easter" is spelled E-A-S-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈiːstə].
What does "Easter" mean?
As a proper noun, "Easter" means: wichtigstes Fest im Christentum in Erinnerung an die Auferstehung von Jesus von Nazaret
What words are commonly confused with "Easter"?
"Easter" is commonly confused with "Este", "erste", "Ester". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Easter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Easter" is [ˈiːstə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Easter" come from?
"Easter" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Cortex#48,047Britin#48,023Borneo#48,020boiler#48,017

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Darcy8 variantsbryce8 variantsbrody8 variantsbissig8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list