essence

[ɛ.sɑ̃s]

/[ɛ.sɑ̃s]/ noun

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The verdict

“essence” is uncommon German (frequency #51,287 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,287
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Essenz

Corpus desk

Index DE-essence · essence · German

essence · rank #51,287 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,287
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH erspare

Nearest frequency peer: erspare (-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 „essence“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for essence
PropertyValue
Headwordessence
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɛ.sɑ̃s]
Letters7
Frequency rank#51,287
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „essence“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).essencefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „erspare“ (#51,286), „ersehen“ (#51,285), „Europameisterin“ (#51,289). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „essence“ bei #51,287. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

essence is uncommon German at frequency #51,287 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɛ.sɑ̃s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for essence, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is essence, spelled E-S-S-E-N-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Essenz
  2. 2
    Benzin

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 "essence"?
"essence" is spelled E-S-S-E-N-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛ.sɑ̃s].
What does "essence" mean?
As a noun, "essence" means: Essenz
How do you pronounce "essence"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "essence" is [ɛ.sɑ̃s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "essence" come from?
"essence" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

erspare#51,286ersehen#51,285erhoffe#51,283Ergüsse#51,282

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list