Essstörung
[ˈɛsˌʃtøːʁʊŋ]
The verdict
“Essstörung” is uncommon German (frequency #75,603 among 57,060 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #75,603
- frequency rank, German
- 57,060
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Krankheitsbild, welches durch übermäßige Beschäftigung mit dem Thema Nahrung gekennzeichnet ist
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Essstörung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɛsˌʃtøːʁʊŋ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #75,603 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Essstörung” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Essstörung is uncommon German at frequency #75,603 among 57,060 “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
- 1Krankheitsbild, welches durch übermäßige Beschäftigung mit dem Thema Nahrung gekennzeichnet ist
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.
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Using “Essstörung”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is E-S-S-S-T-Ö-R-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈɛsˌʃtøːʁʊŋ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.