été

[e.te]

/[e.te]/ noun

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The verdict

“été” is uncommon German (frequency #96,586), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,586
frequency rank, German
3
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Jahreszeit; Sommer

Corpus desk

Index DE-ete · été · German

été · rank #96,586 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,586
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "É" thin
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zwolle

Nearest frequency peer: Zwolle (-2 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 „été“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for été
PropertyValue
Headwordété
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[e.te]
Letters3
Frequency rank#96,586
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „été“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Zwolle“ (#96,584), „Ölfarbe“ (#96,588), „Ölfeld“ (#96,589). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

été is uncommon German at frequency #96,586, classed as anoun, transcribed [e.te]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Jahreszeit; Sommer".

Zero misspellings are on record for été in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is été, spelled É-T-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Jahreszeit; Sommer

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 "été"?
"été" is spelled É-T-É. The IPA pronunciation is [e.te].
What does "été" mean?
As a noun, "été" means: Jahreszeit; Sommer
How do you pronounce "été"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "été" is [e.te]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "été" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

wid#96,520UAE#96,395cay#96,793duu#96,875

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list