Essgeschirr
[ˈɛsɡəˌʃɪʁ]
The verdict
“Essgeschirr” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gesamtheit von Gefäßen, die verwendet werden, um Speisen zu servieren und zu essen (Teller, Tassen, Kannen, Gläser, Schüsseln, Platten …)
Corpus desk
Index DE-essgeschirr · Essgeschirr · German
Essgeschirr · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | Essgeschirr |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɛsɡəˌʃɪʁ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Essgeschirr“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Essgeschirr is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɛsɡəˌʃɪʁ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gesamtheit von Gefäßen, die verwendet werden, um Speisen zu servieren und zu essen (Teller, Tassen, Kannen, Gläser, Schüsseln, Platten …)".
Zero misspellings are on record for Essgeschirr in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 Essgeschirr, spelled E-S-S-G-E-S-C-H-I-R-R.
Definition
- 1Gesamtheit von Gefäßen, die verwendet werden, um Speisen zu servieren und zu essen (Teller, Tassen, Kannen, Gläser, Schüsseln, Platten …)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Essgeschirr appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Schwedische Forscher haben nun herausgefunden, dass es das kindliche Allergierisiko senkt, wenn Eltern das Essgeschirr mit der Hand abwaschen. Der Grund: Der Kontakt mit zurückbleibenden Mikroben härtet das Immunsystem ab.“
„Mit Zellenreinigen, Essgeschirr polieren, den Abortkübel scheuern stellt sich wie von selbst die Gefängnisroutine wieder ein.“
This word in other languages
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.