Emscher

[ˈɛmʃɐ]

/[ˈɛmʃɐ]/ name

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The verdict

“Emscher” is uncommon German (frequency #52,801 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,801
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Fluss in Deutschland, rechter Nebenfluss des Rheins

Corpus desk

Index DE-emscher · Emscher · German

Emscher · rank #52,801 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,801
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Embryonen

Nearest frequency peer: Embryonen (-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 „Emscher“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Emscher
PropertyValue
HeadwordEmscher
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈɛmʃɐ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#52,801
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Emscher“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Emscherfällt 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: „Embryonen“ (#52,800), „Endlösung“ (#52,802), „Elysium“ (#52,799). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Emscher“ bei #52,801. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Emscher is uncommon German at frequency #52,801 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈɛmʃɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein Fluss in Deutschland, rechter Nebenfluss des Rheins".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Emscher, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Emscher, spelled E-M-S-C-H-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Fluss in Deutschland, rechter Nebenfluss des Rheins

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Emscher ist über 80 Kilometer lang.
  2. „Als im vergangenen Jahr eine Frau in der Emscher ertrank, erzählt er, habe es Tage gedauert, bis man herausfand, daß die Tote eine Farbige war – so sehr hatte die Kloake die Haut gebleicht.“

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 "Emscher"?
"Emscher" is spelled E-M-S-C-H-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɛmʃɐ].
What does "Emscher" mean?
As a proper noun, "Emscher" means: ein Fluss in Deutschland, rechter Nebenfluss des Rheins
How do you pronounce "Emscher"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Emscher" is [ˈɛmʃɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Emscher" come from?
"Emscher" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Elysium#52,799einfügt#52,788erfragt#52,815Effekts#52,779

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list