Eszett
German, noun/ʔɛsˈt͡sɛt/
Eszett is spelled E-S-Z-E-T-T (6 letters) and appears about once in every 14 million words in written German, the 208,435th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Eszett is a German neuter noun meaning “The name of the Latin script letter ẞ/ß, called eszett in English” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “der deutsche Buchstabe und Konsonant „ß“ für das stimmlose „s“ in der deutschen und österreichischen…”.
What does Eszett mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterThe name of the Latin script letter ẞ/ß, called eszett in English.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. der deutsche Buchstabe und Konsonant „ß“ für das stimmlose „s“ in der deutschen und österreichischen Rechtschreibung
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Eszett
- Eszetts genitive
- Eszet alternative
- Eßet alternative
- Eßett alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Eszett?
- /ʔɛsˈt͡sɛt/
- [ɛsˈt͡sɛt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Eszett in German?
Eszett appears about once in every 14 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).