especially
[ɛˈspɛʃli]
The verdict
“especially” is uncommon German (frequency #69,194 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #69,194
- frequency rank, German
- 4,632
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - besonders, nur (für jemanden), insbesondere
Corpus desk
Index DE-especially · especially · German
especially · rank #69,194 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #69,194
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,632
- PHOTO-FINISH erzieherischen
Nearest frequency peer: erzieherischen (-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 „especially“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Erwerbslose
Erwerbslose
30,809 corpus weight
- erzieherisc…
erzieherischen
30,808 corpus weight
- especially
especially
30,807 corpus weight
- essbaren
essbaren
30,806 corpus weight
- Etsch
Etsch
30,805 corpus weight
- ext
ext
30,804 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „especially“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | especially |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | [ɛˈspɛʃli] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #69,194 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „especially“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
especially is uncommon German at frequency #69,194 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed [ɛˈspɛʃli]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "besonders, nur (für jemanden), insbesondere".
No misspelling variants are generated for especially in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is especially, spelled E-S-P-E-C-I-A-L-L-Y.
Definition
- 1besonders, nur (für jemanden), insbesondere
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how especially appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
This is especially for you.
"When John Herman heard that Robin Williams had killed himself, he was incredibly sad but not especially surprised"
Synonyms
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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