Esskastanie
[ˈɛskasˌtaːni̯ə]
The verdict
“Esskastanie” 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) - sommergrüner Baum mit stärkereichen Nussfrüchten
Corpus desk
Index DE-esskastanie · Esskastanie · German
Esskastanie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | Esskastanie |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɛskasˌtaːni̯ə] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Esskastanie“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Esskastanie is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɛskasˌtaːni̯ə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Esskastanie, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Esskastanie, spelled E-S-S-K-A-S-T-A-N-I-E.
Definition
- 1sommergrüner Baum mit stärkereichen Nussfrüchten
- 2essbare Frucht der Edelkastanie
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Esskastanie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Er bückte sich, um weitere Esskastanien aus einer Tasche zu holen, die er in einem roten Bollerwagen aufbewahrte.“
Synonyms
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.