Eppstein

[ˈɛpˌʃtaɪ̯n]

/[ˈɛpˌʃtaɪ̯n]/ name

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The verdict

“Eppstein” is uncommon German (frequency #56,099 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,099
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-eppstein · Eppstein · German

Eppstein · rank #56,099 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,099
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH entzückend

Nearest frequency peer: entzückend (-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 „Eppstein“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Eppstein
PropertyValue
HeadwordEppstein
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈɛpˌʃtaɪ̯n]
Letters8
Frequency rank#56,099
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Eppstein“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Eppsteinfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „entzückend“ (#56,098), „erbeutete“ (#56,100), „Entwicklungsphase“ (#56,097). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Eppstein“ bei #56,099. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Eppstein is uncommon German at frequency #56,099 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈɛpˌʃtaɪ̯n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Stadt in Hessen, Deutschland".

Zero misspellings are on record for Eppstein in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Eppstein, spelled E-P-P-S-T-E-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stadt in Hessen, Deutschland

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Eppstein liegt in Hessens Süden.

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list