Esels
[ˈeːzl̩s]
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
- ertasten
ertasten
12,340 corpus weight
- ertragreich
ertragreich
12,339 corpus weight
- erzen
erzen
12,338 corpus weight
- Esels
Esels
12,337 corpus weight
- Esplanade
Esplanade
12,336 corpus weight
- estrella
estrella
12,335 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Esels“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Esels |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈeːzl̩s] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #87,664 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Esels“ im Deutschen
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
- 1Genitiv 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.
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