Eselin
[ˈeːzəlɪn]
The verdict
“Eselin” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - weiblicher Esel
Corpus desk
Index DE-eselin · Eselin · German
Eselin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Eselin |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈeːzəlɪn] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Eselin“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Eselin is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈeːzəlɪn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Eselin in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Eselin, spelled E-S-E-L-I-N.
Definition
- 1weiblicher Esel
- 2dumme, einfältige Frau
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Eselin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„›Unsere Mito benimmt sich vielleicht wie eine rossige Eselin, aber wenn du sie erst kennst, weißt du, sie ist ein gutes Mädel mit einem großen Herzen.‹“
Synonyms
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.