Echsen

[ˈɛksn̩]

/[ˈɛksn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Echsen” is uncommon German (frequency #55,262 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,262
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Echse

Corpus desk

Index DE-echsen · Echsen · German

Echsen · rank #55,262 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,262
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH ebnet

Nearest frequency peer: ebnet (-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 „Echsen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Echsen
PropertyValue
HeadwordEchsen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɛksn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#55,262
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Echsen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „ebnet“ (#55,261), „EDM“ (#55,263), „Ehepaares“ (#55,264). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Echsen“ bei #55,262. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Echsen is uncommon German at frequency #55,262 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɛksn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Echsen, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Echsen, spelled E-C-H-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Echse
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Echse
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Echse
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Echse

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 "Echsen"?
"Echsen" is spelled E-C-H-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɛksn̩].
What does "Echsen" mean?
As a noun, "Echsen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Echse
How do you pronounce "Echsen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Echsen" is [ˈɛksn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Echsen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Einser#55,272dental#55,238camino#55,218felice#55,313

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list