Esslingen

[ˈɛslɪŋən]

/[ˈɛslɪŋən]/ name

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“Esslingen” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,906. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,906
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Stadt in Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland

Corpus desk

Index DE-esslingen · Esslingen · German

Esslingen · rank #12,906 · 13 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,906
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH erziehen

Nearest frequency peer: erziehen (-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 „Esslingen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Esslingen“ 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).

Esslingen vs Ettlingen
78% similar
Esslingen vs erklingen
67% similar

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

Key facts for Esslingen
PropertyValue
HeadwordEsslingen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈɛslɪŋən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#12,906
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Esslingen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Esslingenliegt 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: „erziehen“ (#12,905), „europaweit“ (#12,907), „Erzeugung“ (#12,904). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Esslingen“ bei #12,906. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Esslingen (IPA [ˈɛslɪŋən]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #12,906 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Esslingen, with forms such as "eslingen", "eslsingen", and "essilngen". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Ettlingen", "erklingen", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Esslingen, spelled E-S-S-L-I-N-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stadt in Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland
  2. 2
    eine Ortschaft in Egg am Pfannenstiel, Kanton Zürich, Schweiz

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Friedrich I. Barbarossa übertrug im Jahre 1181 seinem Stellvertreter in Esslingen politische und rechtliche Aufgaben, die das Umland betrafen und machte Esslingen spätestens damit zur Reichslandstadt.“
  2. „Eine »systemische Schwäche der neuen Gesetzeslage« beklagt Jürgen Bernhardt, Geschäftsführer von BioTeSys in Esslingen.“

Synonyms

Esslingen am Neckar

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eslingen
  • eslsingen
  • essilngen
  • esslignen
  • esslinegn
  • esslingenn
  • esslinggen
  • esslingne
  • esslinngen
  • essllingen
  • esslnigen
  • eßlingen
  • seslingen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

eslingen1eslsingen2essilngen2esslignen2esslinegn2esslingenn1esslinggen1esslingne2
Edit distance from "Esslingen"

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 "Esslingen"?
"Esslingen" is spelled E-S-S-L-I-N-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɛslɪŋən].
What does "Esslingen" mean?
As a proper noun, "Esslingen" means: eine Stadt in Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland
What words are commonly confused with "Esslingen"?
"Esslingen" is commonly confused with "Ettlingen", "erklingen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Esslingen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Esslingen" is [ˈɛslɪŋən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Esslingen" come from?
"Esslingen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Esslingen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Erzeugung#12,904entlasten#12,897gelehrten#12,922diamanten#12,889

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

europaweit13 variantsausnutzen13 variantszugreifen13 variantsMetropole13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list