essbar

[ˈɛsbaːɐ̯]

/[ˈɛsbaːɐ̯]/ adj

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The verdict

“essbar” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #36,920. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,920
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - geeignet, (ohne Schaden) gegessen zu werden

Corpus desk

Index DE-essbar · essbar · German

essbar · rank #36,920 · 8 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,920
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH erstrebenswert

Nearest frequency peer: erstrebenswert (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „essbar“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „essbar“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

essbar vs Essay
50% similar
essbar vs Eisbär
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for essbar
PropertyValue
Headwordessbar
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈɛsbaːɐ̯]
Letters6
Frequency rank#36,920
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „essbar“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).essbarliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „erstrebenswert“ (#36,919), „erstelle“ (#36,918), „Existenzen“ (#36,922). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „essbar“ bei #36,920. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around essbar (IPA [ˈɛsbaːɐ̯]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #36,920 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "geeignet, (ohne Schaden) gegessen zu werden".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for essbar, with forms such as "esbar", "esbsar", and "essabr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Essay", "Eisbär", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is essbar, spelled E-S-S-B-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    geeignet, (ohne Schaden) gegessen zu werden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Blätter des Löwenzahns sind essbar.
  2. Die Beeren sehen eigentlich essbar aus.

Synonyms

verzehrbargenießbarkomestibelVerzehrgeeignet

Antonyms

giftigungenießbar

This word in other languages

edible(English)comestible(Español)comestible(Français)comestível(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • esbar
  • esbsar
  • essabr
  • essbarr
  • essbbar
  • essbra
  • eßbar
  • sesbar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of essbar - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

esbar1esbsar2essabr2essbarr1essbbar1essbra2eßbar2sesbar2
Edit distance from "essbar"

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 "essbar"?
"essbar" is spelled E-S-S-B-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɛsbaːɐ̯].
What does "essbar" mean?
As an adjective, "essbar" means: geeignet, (ohne Schaden) gegessen zu werden
What words are commonly confused with "essbar"?
"essbar" is commonly confused with "Essay", "Eisbär". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "essbar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "essbar" is [ˈɛsbaːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "essbar" come from?
"essbar" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Eisbär#36,906Fünfer#36,942edited#36,895Dubois#36,891

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Dieben8 variantshanks8 variantsBootes8 variantsBiotop8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list