Essiggurke
[ˈɛsɪçˌɡʊʁkə]
The verdict
“Essiggurke” 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) - Gurke, die in Essig eingelegt wurde
Corpus desk
Index DE-essiggurke · Essiggurke · German
Essiggurke · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Essiggurke |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɛsɪçˌɡʊʁkə] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Essiggurke“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Essiggurke is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɛsɪçˌɡʊʁkə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gurke, die in Essig eingelegt wurde".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Essiggurke in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Essiggurke, spelled E-S-S-I-G-G-U-R-K-E.
Definition
- 1Gurke, die in Essig eingelegt wurde
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Essiggurke appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Zu einer deftigen Brotzeit gehören auch Essiggurken.
„So kam die Abenddämmerung herauf, die Großmama reichte Schnittchen mit Lachsschinken, Leberwurst und Essiggurke.“
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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.