Esplanade

[ˌɛsplaˈnaːdə]

/[ˌɛsplaˈnaːdə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Esplanade” is an uncommon German word, ranked #87,665 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#87,665
frequency rank, German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - großer, freier Platz (zum Beispiel vor öffentlichen Gebäuden)

Key facts for Esplanade
PropertyValue
HeadwordEsplanade
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌɛsplaˈnaːdə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#87,665
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Esplanade” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Esplanade lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Esplanade is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌɛsplaˈnaːdə]. Corpus data places it at rank #87,665 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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)

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?
"Esplanade" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Esplanade”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is E-S-P-L-A-N-A-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˌɛsplaˈnaːdə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list