Essstörung

[ˈɛsˌʃtøːʁʊŋ]

/[ˈɛsˌʃtøːʁʊŋ]/ noun

The verdict

“Essstörung” is uncommon German (frequency #75,603 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,603
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Krankheitsbild, welches durch übermäßige Beschäftigung mit dem Thema Nahrung gekennzeichnet ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-essstorung · Essstörung · German

Essstörung · rank #75,603 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,603
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Esskultur

Nearest frequency peer: Esskultur (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Essstörung“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Essstörung“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Essstörung
PropertyValue
HeadwordEssstörung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɛsˌʃtøːʁʊŋ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#75,603
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Essstörung“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Essstörungfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Esskultur“ (#75,602), „esoterisch“ (#75,601), „Erzählens“ (#75,600). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Essstörung“ bei #75,603. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Essstörung is uncommon German at frequency #75,603 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɛsˌʃtøːʁʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Krankheitsbild, welches durch übermäßige Beschäftigung mit dem Thema Nahrung gekennzeichnet ist".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Essstörung in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Essstörung, spelled E-S-S-S-T-Ö-R-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Krankheitsbild, welches durch übermäßige Beschäftigung mit dem Thema Nahrung gekennzeichnet ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Er dachte, niemand wusste, dass er eine Essstörung hat.

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); 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 "Essstörung"?
"Essstörung" is spelled E-S-S-S-T-Ö-R-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɛsˌʃtøːʁʊŋ].
What does "Essstörung" mean?
As a noun, "Essstörung" means: Krankheitsbild, welches durch übermäßige Beschäftigung mit dem Thema Nahrung gekennzeichnet ist
How do you pronounce "Essstörung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Essstörung" is [ˈɛsˌʃtøːʁʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Essstörung" come from?
"Essstörung" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list