esper
/ˈɛsˌpɝ/
"esper" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“esper” is uncommon English (frequency #53,524 among 2,246 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,524
- frequency rank, English
- 2,246
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A person who practices the development of psychic ability.
Corpus desk
Index EN-esper · esper · English
esper · rank #53,524 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #53,524
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,246
- PHOTO-FINISH Erebus
Nearest frequency peer: Erebus (-2 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
Long-tail ranks near “esper”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- encroach
encroach
46,482 corpus weight
- epidemiolog…
epidemiologist
46,480 corpus weight
- Erebus
Erebus
46,479 corpus weight
- esper
esper
46,477 corpus weight
- estuarine
estuarine
46,475 corpus weight
- evaluator
evaluator
46,473 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “esper” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | esper |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɛsˌpɝ/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #53,524 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “esper” in English
Rare enough to double-check
esper is uncommon English at frequency #53,524 among 2,246 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈɛsˌpɝ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for esper in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From ESP + -er from ESP (“extrasensory perception”). The correct English form is esper, spelled E-S-P-E-R.
Definition
- 1A person who practices the development of psychic ability.
- 2A person who has extrasensory perception.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how esper appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
I don't know why anybody would be spying on me, either, but—I'm neither a Lensman nor an esper, but I'd swear that somebody's peeking over my shoulder half the time.
But Espers can’t pick up any EK brain pattern farther than the horizon. It’s direct wave transmission. Even large objects cannot be penetrated. A building, say, or a—
Etymology
From ESP + -er from ESP (“extrasensory perception”).
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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