ESA

[ˈeːza]

/[ˈeːza]/ name

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The verdict

“ESA” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #21,241) as a proper noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#21,241
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - European Space Agency, Europäische Weltraumorganisation

Corpus desk

Index DE-esa · ESA · German

ESA · rank #21,241 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,241
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH erstaunen

Nearest frequency peer: erstaunen (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “ESA”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “ESA” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

ESA vs EU
33% similar
ESA vs Ex
33% similar
ESA vs et
0% similar

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

Key facts for ESA
PropertyValue
HeadwordESA
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈeːza]
Letters3
Frequency rank#21,241
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “ESA” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).ESAliegt hier:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „erstaunen“ (#21,240), „Ethnie“ (#21,242), „Erreichung“ (#21,239). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for ESA is neighbouring look-alikes ("EU", "Ex", …), not just typos; it is aproper noun pronounced [ˈeːza]. Frequency #21,241 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Gloss: "European Space Agency, Europäische Weltraumorganisation".

No misspelling variants are generated for ESA in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "EU", "Ex", "et", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 ESA, spelled E-S-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    European Space Agency, Europäische Weltraumorganisation

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die ESA besteht aus 19 Mitgliedsstaaten.
  2. „Mit Radaraugen soll das Fluggerät der europäischen Weltraumbehörde Esa dann auf die Eisflächen des Planeten blicken.“

Antonyms

JAXANASA

This word in other languages

ESA(English)ASE(Français)

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 "ESA"?
"ESA" is spelled E-S-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈeːza].
What does "ESA" mean?
As a proper noun, "ESA" means: European Space Agency, Europäische Weltraumorganisation
What words are commonly confused with "ESA"?
"ESA" is commonly confused with "EU", "Ex", "et". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ESA"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ESA" is [ˈeːza]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ESA" come from?
"ESA" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

fei#21,248ige#21,298IMO#21,299bea#21,179

What to do next

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  • "ESA" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "EU". View pair
  • Usage frequency rank #21,241 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more German words in the "E" letter cohort. E–Z browse

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list