Esels

[ˈeːzl̩s]

/[ˈeːzl̩s]/ noun

The verdict

“Esels” is uncommon German (frequency #87,664 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,664
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Esel

Corpus desk

Index DE-esels · Esels · German

Esels · rank #87,664 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,664
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH erzen

Nearest frequency peer: erzen (-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 „Esels“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Esels
PropertyValue
HeadwordEsels
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈeːzl̩s]
Letters5
Frequency rank#87,664
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Esels“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „erzen“ (#87,663), „Esplanade“ (#87,665), „ertragreich“ (#87,662). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Esels“ bei #87,664. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Esels is uncommon German at frequency #87,664 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈeːzl̩s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Esel".

Esels doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Esels, spelled E-S-E-L-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Esels"?
"Esels" is spelled E-S-E-L-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈeːzl̩s].
What does "Esels" mean?
As a noun, "Esels" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Esel
How do you pronounce "Esels"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Esels" is [ˈeːzl̩s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Esels" come from?
"Esels" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list