# esteem

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪˈstiːm/ · frequency rank #8,282

## Definitions
1. Assessment, estimation, or regard; especially; favourable estimation or regard.

## Etymology
First at end of 16th century; borrowed from Middle French estimer, borrowed from Latin aestimō.
See estimate and aim, an older word, partly a doublet.

## Easily confused with
- **ester** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/esteem-vs-ester)
- **Estes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/esteem-vs-estes)
- **Esther** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/esteem-vs-esther)
- **esteemed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/esteem-vs-esteemed)

## Common misspellings (8)
`esetem`, `essteem`, `esteemm`, `estem`, `esteme`, `estteem`, `etseem`, `seteem`

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