Essig

[ˈɛsɪç]

/[ˈɛsɪç]/ noun

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The verdict

“Essig” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #15,618. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,618
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sauer schmeckendes Würz- und Konservierungsmittel, das aus alkoholhaltigen Getränken gewonnen wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-essig · Essig · German

Essig · rank #15,618 · 6 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,618
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH erschreckt

Nearest frequency peer: erschreckt (-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 „Essig“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Essig“ 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).

Essig vs ewig
40% similar
Essig vs EStG
20% similar
Essig vs esst
40% similar

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

Key facts for Essig
PropertyValue
HeadwordEssig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɛsɪç]
Letters5
Frequency rank#15,618
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Essig“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „erschreckt“ (#15,617), „Evangelium“ (#15,619), „erfrischend“ (#15,616). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Essig“ bei #15,618. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Essig (IPA [ˈɛsɪç]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,618 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Essig, with forms such as "esig", "esisg", and "essgi". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "ewig", "EStG", "esst", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Essig, spelled E-S-S-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    sauer schmeckendes Würz- und Konservierungsmittel, das aus alkoholhaltigen Getränken gewonnen wird
  2. 2
    kurz für Essigsäure

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Salat ist viel zu sauer, du hast zu viel Essig verwendet!
  2. In unserem Kaufhaus kann man verschiedene Essige erwerben.

This word in other languages

vinegar(English)vinagre(Español)vinaigre(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • esig
  • esisg
  • essgi
  • essigg
  • eßig
  • sesig

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

esig1esisg2essgi2essigg1eßig2sesig2
Edit distance from "Essig"

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 "Essig"?
"Essig" is spelled E-S-S-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɛsɪç].
What does "Essig" mean?
As a noun, "Essig" means: sauer schmeckendes Würz- und Konservierungsmittel, das aus alkoholhaltigen Getränken gewonnen wird
What words are commonly confused with "Essig"?
"Essig" is commonly confused with "ewig", "EStG", "esst". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Essig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Essig" is [ˈɛsɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Essig" come from?
"Essig" 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 "Essig", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

dylan#15,607Dildo#15,602Geige#15,639Cyrus#15,595

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

grass6 variantshold6 variantsIonen6 variantsMeile6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list