Essbesteck
[ˈɛsbəˌʃtɛk]
The verdict
“Essbesteck” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Besteck, das zur Nahrungsaufnahme dient
Corpus desk
Index DE-essbesteck · Essbesteck · German
Essbesteck · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Essbesteck |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɛsbəˌʃtɛk] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Essbesteck“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Essbesteck is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɛsbəˌʃtɛk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Besteck, das zur Nahrungsaufnahme dient".
Zero misspellings are on record for Essbesteck in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Essbesteck, spelled E-S-S-B-E-S-T-E-C-K.
Definition
- 1Besteck, das zur Nahrungsaufnahme dient
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Essbesteck appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ab dem 18. Jahrhundert wurde das Messer zum wichtigsten Teil des Essbestecks und entwickelte sich im Laufe der Zeit zusätzlich zum Schmuck- und Kunstgegenstand sowie Tauschobjekt und sogar Zahlungsmittel.“
„Als Essbesteck kommt sie erst in der frühen Neuzeit auf, wo man am französischen Hof gern klebriges Obst aß.“
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.