Esplanade

[ˌɛsplaˈnaːdə]

/[ˌɛsplaˈnaːdə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Esplanade” is uncommon German (frequency #87,665 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,665
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - großer, freier Platz (zum Beispiel vor öffentlichen Gebäuden)

Corpus desk

Index DE-esplanade · Esplanade · German

Esplanade · rank #87,665 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,665
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Esels

Nearest frequency peer: Esels (-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 „Esplanade“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Esplanade
PropertyValue
HeadwordEsplanade
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌɛsplaˈnaːdə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#87,665
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Esplanade“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Esels“ (#87,664), „estrella“ (#87,666), „erzen“ (#87,663). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Esplanade“ bei #87,665. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Esplanade is uncommon German at frequency #87,665 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌɛsplaˈnaːdə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "großer, freier Platz (zum Beispiel vor öffentlichen Gebäuden)".

Esplanade doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Esplanade, spelled E-S-P-L-A-N-A-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    großer, freier Platz (zum Beispiel vor öffentlichen Gebäuden)

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Esplanade appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Als ich eines Tages aus der alten Festung kam, traf ich La Valeur auf der Brücke, die zur Esplanade führt.“

This word in other languages

esplanade(English)explanada(Español)esplanade(Français)esplanada(Português)

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 "Esplanade"?
"Esplanade" is spelled E-S-P-L-A-N-A-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌɛsplaˈnaːdə].
What does "Esplanade" mean?
As a noun, "Esplanade" means: großer, freier Platz (zum Beispiel vor öffentlichen Gebäuden)
How do you pronounce "Esplanade"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Esplanade" is [ˌɛsplaˈnaːdə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Esplanade" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

entgiften#87,645einsitzen#87,632geflohene#87,730gehorchte#87,735

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list