Essenz
German, noun[ɛˈsɛnt͡s]
Essenz is spelled E-S-S-E-N-Z (6 letters) and appears 2.2 times per million words in written German, the 22,305th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Essenz is a German feminine noun meaning “essence” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “das eigentliche Wesen, der eigentliche Kern einer Sache”.
What does Essenz mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineessence
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. das eigentliche Wesen, der eigentliche Kern einer Sache 2. die Wesenheit, die innere Natur oder das Sosein einer Sache 3. eine hoch konzentrierte Lösung meist pflanzlicher Stoffe 4. eine stark eingekochte Brühe von Fleisch, Fisch oder Gemüse zur Geschmacksanreicherung von Speisen
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 Essenz
- Essenzen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Essenz?
- [ɛˈsɛnt͡s]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Essenz
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Essenz in German?
Essenz appears 2.2 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).