Elsass

[ˈɛlzas]

/[ˈɛlzas]/ name

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The verdict

“Elsass” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,895. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,895
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Region im Nordosten Frankreichs

Corpus desk

Index DE-elsass · Elsass · German

Elsass · rank #12,895 · 8 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,895
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH einschätzen

Nearest frequency peer: einschätzen (-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 „Elsass“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Elsass“ 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).

Elsass vs Erlass
67% similar
Elsass vs essays
50% similar
Elsass vs Elsässer
63% similar

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

Key facts for Elsass
PropertyValue
HeadwordElsass
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈɛlzas]
Letters6
Frequency rank#12,895
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Elsass“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Elsassliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „einschätzen“ (#12,894), „Ems“ (#12,896), „einreichen“ (#12,893). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Elsass“ bei #12,895. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Elsass (IPA [ˈɛlzas]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #12,895 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Region im Nordosten Frankreichs".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Elsass, with forms such as "elasss", "ellsass", and "elsas". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Erlass", "essays", "Elsässer", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Elsass, spelled E-L-S-A-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Region im Nordosten Frankreichs

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Einen Edelzwicker aus dem Elsass sollte man nicht verachten.
  2. „Die letzten Reste des Westjiddischen wurden von Wissenschaftlern nach den Zweiten Weltkrieg im Elsass, der Schweiz und in Südwestdeutschland aufgezeichnet.“

This word in other languages

Alsace(English)Alsace(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • elasss
  • ellsass
  • elsas
  • elsaß
  • elssas
  • elssass
  • eslass
  • lesass

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

elasss2ellsass1elsas1elsaß2elssas2elssass1eslass2lesass2
Edit distance from "Elsass"

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 "Elsass"?
"Elsass" is spelled E-L-S-A-S-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɛlzas].
What does "Elsass" mean?
As a proper noun, "Elsass" means: Region im Nordosten Frankreichs
What words are commonly confused with "Elsass"?
"Elsass" is commonly confused with "Erlass", "essays", "Elsässer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Elsass"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Elsass" is [ˈɛlzas]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Elsass" come from?
"Elsass" 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 "Elsass", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list