Esslingen
[ˈɛslɪŋən]
The verdict
“Esslingen” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #12,906 in German word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #12,906
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine Stadt in Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Esslingen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈɛslɪŋən] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #12,906 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Esslingen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Esslingen is 9 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈɛslɪŋən]. Corpus data places it at rank #12,906 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1eine Stadt in Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland
- 2eine Ortschaft in Egg am Pfannenstiel, Kanton Zürich, Schweiz
Synonyms
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.
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.
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Using “Esslingen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is E-S-S-L-I-N-G-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈɛslɪŋən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Ettlingen” - see the side-by-side comparison. Esslingen vs Ettlingen
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.