Eskimos

[ˈɛskimos]

/[ˈɛskimos]/ noun

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The verdict

“Eskimos” is uncommon German (frequency #58,740 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,740
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Eskimo

Corpus desk

Index DE-eskimos · Eskimos · German

Eskimos · rank #58,740 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,740
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH erwürgen

Nearest frequency peer: erwürgen (-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 „Eskimos“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Eskimos
PropertyValue
HeadwordEskimos
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɛskimos]
Letters7
Frequency rank#58,740
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Eskimos“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Eskimosfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „erwürgen“ (#58,739), „erträglichen“ (#58,738), „exotischer“ (#58,742). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Eskimos“ bei #58,740. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Eskimos is uncommon German at frequency #58,740 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɛskimos]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Eskimos in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Eskimos, spelled E-S-K-I-M-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Eskimo
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Eskimo
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Eskimo
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Eskimo
  5. 5
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Eskimo

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 "Eskimos"?
"Eskimos" is spelled E-S-K-I-M-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɛskimos].
What does "Eskimos" mean?
As a noun, "Eskimos" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Eskimo
How do you pronounce "Eskimos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Eskimos" is [ˈɛskimos]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Eskimos" come from?
"Eskimos" 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 "Eskimos", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list