Estella

name

"estella" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Estella” is uncommon English (frequency #54,164 among 18,836 “E” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,164
frequency rank, English
18,836
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A female given name from Latin.

Key facts for Estella
PropertyValue
HeadwordEstella
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters7
Frequency rank#54,164
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Estella” 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). Estella lands here:

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

Rare enough to double-check

Estella is uncommon English at frequency #54,164 among 18,836 “E” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Estella in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: Latinized and Italian variant of the French Estelle. The correct English form is Estella, spelled E-S-T-E-L-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    A female given name from Latin.
  2. 2
    A suburb of Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia.

Etymology

Latinized and Italian variant of the French Estelle.

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 "Estella"?
"Estella" is spelled E-S-T-E-L-L-A.
What does "Estella" mean?
As a proper noun, "Estella" means: A female given name from Latin.
What is the origin of the word "Estella"?
Latinized and Italian variant of the French Estelle. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Estella”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is E-S-T-E-L-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list