esprit

Name: esprit, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/ɛsˈpɹiː/

//ɛsˈpɹiː// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“esprit” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #36,131. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,131
frequency rank, English: 18,836
“E” headwords: 9
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Spirit, enthusiasm.

Key facts for esprit
Property	Value
Headword	esprit
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/ɛsˈpɹiː/
Letters	6
Frequency rank	#36,131
Misspellings tracked	9
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “esprit” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). esprit lands here:

#36,131

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around esprit (IPA /ɛsˈpɹiː/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #36,131 among 18,836 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for esprit, with forms such as "epsrit", "espirt", and "espprit". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French esprit (“spirit”). Doublet of spirit, spiritus, spirytus, sprite, and spright, possibly also spree. The correct English form is esprit, spelled E-S-P-R-I-T.

Definition

1
Spirit, enthusiasm.
2
A wit.
3
Liveliness, or active mind and spirit.

Etymology

Borrowed from French esprit (“spirit”). Doublet of spirit, spiritus, spirytus, sprite, and spright, possibly also spree.

This word in other languages

Esprit(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: epsrit,espirt,espprit,espritt,esprrit,esprti,esrpit,essprit,seprit

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of esprit - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "esprit"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "esprit"?

"esprit" is spelled E-S-P-R-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ɛsˈpɹiː/.

What does "esprit" mean?

As a noun, "esprit" means: Spirit, enthusiasm.

What are common misspellings of "esprit"?

Common misspellings include "epsrit", "espirt", "espprit", "espritt", "esprrit". The correct spelling is "esprit".

How do you pronounce "esprit"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "esprit" is /ɛsˈpɹiː/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "esprit"?

Borrowed from French esprit (“spirit”). Doublet of spirit, spiritus, spirytus, sprite, and spright, possibly also spree. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Using “esprit”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct English spelling is E-S-P-R-I-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.