Echse

[ˈɛksə]

/[ˈɛksə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Echse” is uncommon German (frequency #60,497 among 57,060 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,497
frequency rank, German
57,060
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Kriechtier mit Haut aus Hornschuppen, das meist Eier legt und mehr oder weniger ausgebildete Gliedmaßen hat

Key facts for Echse
PropertyValue
HeadwordEchse
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɛksə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#60,497
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Echse” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Echse lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Echse is uncommon German at frequency #60,497 among 57,060 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɛksə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Kriechtier mit Haut aus Hornschuppen, das meist Eier legt und mehr oder weniger ausgebildete Gliedmaßen hat".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Echse, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Echse, spelled E-C-H-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Kriechtier mit Haut aus Hornschuppen, das meist Eier legt und mehr oder weniger ausgebildete Gliedmaßen hat

This word in other languages

lizard(English)lagarto(Español)lézard(Français)

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 "Echse"?
"Echse" is spelled E-C-H-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɛksə].
What does "Echse" mean?
As a noun, "Echse" means: Kriechtier mit Haut aus Hornschuppen, das meist Eier legt und mehr oder weniger ausgebildete Gliedmaßen hat
How do you pronounce "Echse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Echse" is [ˈɛksə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Echse" come from?
"Echse" 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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Using “Echse”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is E-C-H-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈɛksə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list