Escherichia

[ɛʃəˈʁɪçi̯a]

/[ɛʃəˈʁɪçi̯a]/ noun

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The verdict

“Escherichia” is uncommon German (frequency #96,946 among 57,060 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,946
frequency rank, German
57,060
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine Bakteriengattung mit vier vor allem im Boden, in Fäkalien und im Darm von Wirbeltieren (einschließlich des Menschen) vorkommenden Arten

Key facts for Escherichia
PropertyValue
HeadwordEscherichia
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɛʃəˈʁɪçi̯a]
Letters11
Frequency rank#96,946
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Escherichia” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Escherichia lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Escherichia is uncommon German at frequency #96,946 among 57,060 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɛʃəˈʁɪçi̯a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Bakteriengattung mit vier vor allem im Boden, in Fäkalien und im Darm von Wirbeltieren (einschließlich des Menschen) vorkommenden Arten".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Escherichia, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Escherichia, spelled E-S-C-H-E-R-I-C-H-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Bakteriengattung mit vier vor allem im Boden, in Fäkalien und im Darm von Wirbeltieren (einschließlich des Menschen) vorkommenden Arten

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 "Escherichia"?
"Escherichia" is spelled E-S-C-H-E-R-I-C-H-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛʃəˈʁɪçi̯a].
What does "Escherichia" mean?
As a noun, "Escherichia" means: eine Bakteriengattung mit vier vor allem im Boden, in Fäkalien und im Darm von Wirbeltieren (einschließlich des Menschen) vorkommenden Arten
How do you pronounce "Escherichia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Escherichia" is [ɛʃəˈʁɪçi̯a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Escherichia" come from?
"Escherichia" 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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Using “Escherichia”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is E-S-C-H-E-R-I-C-H-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɛʃəˈʁɪçi̯a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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