essen

['ɛ.sən]

/['ɛ.sən]/ verb

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The verdict

“essen” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #56,308 among 101,141 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,308
frequency rank, Spanish
101,141
“E” headwords

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

Key facts for essen
PropertyValue
Headwordessen
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA['ɛ.sən]
Letters5
Frequency rank#56,308
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “essen” sits in Spanish 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). essen lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

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

Rare enough to double-check

essen is uncommon Spanish at frequency #56,308 among 101,141 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed ['ɛ.sən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Comer.".

essen has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is essen, spelled E-S-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Comer.

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "essen"?
"essen" is spelled E-S-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is ['ɛ.sən].
What does "essen" mean?
As a verb, "essen" means: Comer.
How do you pronounce "essen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "essen" is ['ɛ.sən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "essen" come from?
"essen" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “essen”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is E-S-S-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as ['ɛ.sən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Other uncommon Spanish 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