Espe
[ˈɛspə]
The verdict
“Espe” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Laubbaum aus der Gattung der Pappeln (Populus)
Corpus desk
Index DE-espe · Espe · German
Espe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Espe |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɛspə] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Espe“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Espe is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɛspə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein Laubbaum aus der Gattung der Pappeln (Populus)".
Espe doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Espe, spelled E-S-P-E.
Definition
- 1ein Laubbaum aus der Gattung der Pappeln (Populus)
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Espe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Am Feldwinkel stand die große Espe.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.