Ester

[esˈt̪eɾ]

/[esˈt̪eɾ]/ name

The verdict

“Ester” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #29,642. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,642
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nombre de pila de mujer.

Corpus desk

Index ES-ester · Ester · Spanish

Ester · rank #29,642 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,642
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH estelares

Nearest frequency peer: estelares (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Ester”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Ester” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Ester vs esto
40% similar
Ester vs ever
40% similar
Ester vs éter
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

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

Dónde se sitúa “Ester” en la frecuencia del español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.Estercae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “estelares” (#29,641), “estimulantes” (#29,643), “especímenes” (#29,640). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Ester (IPA [esˈt̪eɾ]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #29,642 among 5,243 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ester, with forms such as "esetr", "esster", and "esterr". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, 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. The correct Spanish form is Ester, spelled E-S-T-E-R.

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.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • esetr
  • esster
  • esterr
  • estre
  • estter
  • etser
  • seter

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Ester - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

esetr2esster1esterr1estre2estter1etser2seter2
Edit distance from "Ester"

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 "Ester"?
"Ester" is spelled E-S-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [esˈt̪eɾ].
What does "Ester" mean?
As a proper noun, "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. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Ester", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

What to do next

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  • "Ester" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "esto". View pair
  • 7 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #29,642 among Spanish headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more Spanish words in the "E" letter cohort. E–Z browse

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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