Eseln
[ˈeːzl̩n]
The verdict
“Eseln” is uncommon German (frequency #67,189 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #67,189
- frequency rank, German
- 4,632
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dativ Plural des Substantivs Esel
Corpus desk
Index DE-eseln · Eseln · German
Eseln · rank #67,189 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #67,189
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,632
- PHOTO-FINISH Erzrivalen
Nearest frequency peer: Erzrivalen (-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 „Eseln“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- erwuchs
erwuchs
32,815 corpus weight
- Erzrivalen
Erzrivalen
32,813 corpus weight
- Eseln
Eseln
32,812 corpus weight
- Essensreste
Essensreste
32,811 corpus weight
- Ether
Ether
32,810 corpus weight
- Ethikkommis…
Ethikkommission
32,809 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Eseln“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Eseln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈeːzl̩n] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #67,189 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Eseln“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Eseln is uncommon German at frequency #67,189 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈeːzl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dativ Plural des Substantivs Esel".
Eseln doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Eseln, spelled E-S-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1Dativ Plural des Substantivs Esel
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.
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