Essstäbchen
[ˈɛsˌʃtɛːpçən]
The verdict
“Essstäbchen” 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) - Essbesteck in Form eines kleinen, aus Holz, Bambus oder dergleichen bestehenden Stabes für asiatische Speisen
Corpus desk
Index DE-essstabchen · Essstäbchen · German
Essstäbchen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Essstäbchen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɛsˌʃtɛːpçən] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Essstäbchen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Essstäbchen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɛsˌʃtɛːpçən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Essbesteck in Form eines kleinen, aus Holz, Bambus oder dergleichen bestehenden Stabes für asiatische Speisen".
Essstäbchen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Essstäbchen, spelled E-S-S-S-T-Ä-B-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1Essbesteck in Form eines kleinen, aus Holz, Bambus oder dergleichen bestehenden Stabes für asiatische Speisen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Essstäbchen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Nach jeweils zwei Fragen beugt sie sich mit dem Kugelschreiber in der Hand vor und hebt das Glas am Stiel an, sodass sich Kuli und Glas in ihrer Hand wie Essstäbchen kreuzen.“
„Eine Wachfrau am Eingang hatte den Inhalt sorgfältig inspiziert und zum Herumstochern zwei überdimensionale Essstäbchen benutzt.“
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.