Ester

/[esˈt̪eɾ]/ name

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#29,642

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Ester is aSpanishname. It means: Nombre de pila de mujer. Pronounced [esˈt̪eɾ]. Often confused with esto and ever.

Key facts for Ester
PropertyValue
HeadwordEster
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechName
IPA[esˈt̪eɾ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#29,642
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Ester in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for Ester is 5 letters long, classified as aname, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [esˈt̪eɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #29,642 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for Ester, with forms such as "esetr", "esster", and "esterr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "esto", "ever", "éter", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is Ester, spelled E-S-T-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nombre de pila de mujer.
  2. 2
    Decimonoveno libro de la Biblia (para católicos) o decimoséptimo libro (para protestantes), compuesto de diez capítulos.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: esetr,esster,esterr,estre,estter,etser,seter

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Ester

Misspelling Variants of "Ester"

esetr5esster6esterr6estre5estter6etser5seter5
Misspelling Variants of "Ester"

Frequency rank: #29,642 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Ester"?
"Ester" is spelled E-S-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [esˈt̪eɾ].
What does "Ester" mean?
As a name, "Ester" means: Nombre de pila de mujer.
What words are commonly confused with "Ester"?
"Ester" is commonly confused with "esto", "ever", "éter". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Ester"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ester" is [esˈt̪eɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ester" come from?
"Ester" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.