# Essex

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɛs.ɪks/ · frequency rank #8,032

## Definitions
1. A maritime county of England bordered by the North Sea, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire and Greater London, and separated from Kent by the Thames estuary.
2. A town in Essex County, Ontario, Canada.
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18. A surname.

## Etymology
Inherited from Old English Ēastseaxan (literally “East Saxons”), which stood for both Essex and the people of Essex.

## Easily confused with
- **ester** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/essex-vs-ester)
- **Estes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/essex-vs-estes)
- **ese** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ese-vs-essex)
- **else** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/else-vs-essex)
- **ease** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ease-vs-essex)
- **esse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/esse-vs-essex)
- **Esme** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/esme-vs-essex)
- **essay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/essay-vs-essex)
- **eased** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eased-vs-essex)
- **eases** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eases-vs-essex)
- **Essen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/essen-vs-essex)
- **easel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/easel-vs-essex)

## Common misspellings (5)
`esesx`, `esex`, `essexx`, `essxe`, `sesex`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/essex