Esther

[ˈɛstɐ]

/[ˈɛstɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Esther” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #13,595. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,595
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - biblische Gestalt

Corpus desk

Index DE-esther · Esther · German

Esther · rank #13,595 · 9 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,595
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH eskaliert

Nearest frequency peer: eskaliert (-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 „Esther“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Esther“ 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).

Esther vs Euter
67% similar
Esther vs eher
50% similar
Esther vs Este
67% similar

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

Key facts for Esther
PropertyValue
HeadwordEsther
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɛstɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#13,595
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Esther“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Estherliegt 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: „eskaliert“ (#13,594), „erzeugten“ (#13,593), „existierenden“ (#13,597). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Esther“ bei #13,595. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Esther (IPA [ˈɛstɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,595 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Esther, with forms such as "eshter", "essther", and "estehr". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "Euter", "eher", "Este", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Esther, spelled E-S-T-H-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    biblische Gestalt
  2. 2
    kurz für Buch Esther, Bestandteil des Tanach und des Alten Testament

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Die junge schöne Esther rettet die im Persischen Reich lebenden Juden (Buch Esther).“

Synonyms

Königin Ester

This word in other languages

Esther(English)Esther(Español)Esther(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eshter
  • essther
  • estehr
  • estherr
  • esthher
  • esthre
  • estther
  • etsher
  • sether

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Esther - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

eshter2essther1estehr2estherr1esthher1esthre2estther1etsher2
Edit distance from "Esther"

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 "Esther"?
"Esther" is spelled E-S-T-H-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɛstɐ].
What does "Esther" mean?
As a noun, "Esther" means: biblische Gestalt
What words are commonly confused with "Esther"?
"Esther" is commonly confused with "Euter", "eher", "Este". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Esther"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Esther" is [ˈɛstɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Esther" come from?
"Esther" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

dünner#13,580genoss#13,610Detlef#13,573Dasein#13,571

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

begeht9 variantsBanden9 variantslachte9 variantsAlfons9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list