Estnisch

[ˈɛstnɪʃ]

/[ˈɛstnɪʃ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Estnisch” is uncommon German (frequency #82,724 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,724
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Sprache der Esten, die zur finno-ugrischen Sprachfamilie gehört

Corpus desk

Index DE-estnisch · Estnisch · German

Estnisch · rank #82,724 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,724
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Estlands

Nearest frequency peer: Estlands (-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 „Estnisch“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Estnisch
PropertyValue
HeadwordEstnisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɛstnɪʃ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#82,724
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Estnisch“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Estnischfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Estlands“ (#82,723), „erzählende“ (#82,722), „EURATOM“ (#82,726). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Estnisch“ bei #82,724. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Estnisch is uncommon German at frequency #82,724 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɛstnɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Sprache der Esten, die zur finno-ugrischen Sprachfamilie gehört".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Estnisch, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Estnisch, spelled E-S-T-N-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Sprache der Esten, die zur finno-ugrischen Sprachfamilie gehört

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Amtssprache in Estland ist Estnisch.
  2. Wie heißt das auf Estnisch?

This word in other languages

Estonian(English)estonio(Español)estonien(Français)

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 "Estnisch"?
"Estnisch" is spelled E-S-T-N-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɛstnɪʃ].
What does "Estnisch" mean?
As a noun, "Estnisch" means: die Sprache der Esten, die zur finno-ugrischen Sprachfamilie gehört
How do you pronounce "Estnisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Estnisch" is [ˈɛstnɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Estnisch" come from?
"Estnisch" 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 "Estnisch", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Estlands#82,723erdachte#82,714feineren#82,739Fliegern#82,757

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list