Essay
German, noun[ˈɛsɛɪ̯]
Essay is spelled E-S-S-A-Y (5 letters) and appears 6.2 times per million words in written German, the 10,439th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Essay is a German masculine noun meaning “essay, usually on scientific, cultural or sociological subjects for publication in a newspaper or magazine” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “geistreiche, allgemein verständliche, gewöhnlich kurze Abhandlung, die das Thema oft aus dem Blickwinkel des…”.
What does Essay mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineneuteressay, usually on scientific, cultural or sociological subjects for publication in a newspaper or magazine
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. geistreiche, allgemein verständliche, gewöhnlich kurze Abhandlung, die das Thema oft aus dem Blickwinkel des Autors darstellt
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Essay
- Essays genitive
- Essai alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Essay?
- [ˈɛsɛɪ̯]
- [ˈɛse]
- [ɛˈsɛɪ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Essay
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Essay in German?
Essay appears 6.2 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).