Echternach

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The verdict

“Echternach” is uncommon German (frequency #92,803 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,803
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Stadt in Luxemburg

Corpus desk

Index DE-echternach · Echternach · German

Echternach · rank #92,803 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,803
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ehebrecher

Nearest frequency peer: Ehebrecher (+2 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 „Echternach“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Echternach
PropertyValue
HeadwordEchternach
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[…]
Letters10
Frequency rank#92,803
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Echternach“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Echternachfällt 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: „Ehebrecher“ (#92,805), „Ehemännern“ (#92,806), „Ehepaaren“ (#92,807). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Echternach“ bei #92,803. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Echternach is uncommon German at frequency #92,803 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Stadt in Luxemburg".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Echternach in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Echternach, spelled E-C-H-T-E-R-N-A-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stadt in Luxemburg

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Echternach liegt in Luxemburgs Osten.

This word in other languages

Echternach(English)

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 "Echternach"?
"Echternach" is spelled E-C-H-T-E-R-N-A-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Echternach" mean?
As a proper noun, "Echternach" means: eine Stadt in Luxemburg
How do you pronounce "Echternach"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Echternach" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Echternach" come from?
"Echternach" 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 "Echternach", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Ehebrecher#92,805Ehemännern#92,806eingepennt#92,812einladende#92,816

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list