Esdras

\e.dʁa\

/\e.dʁa\/ name

The verdict

“Esdras” is uncommon French (frequency #75,668 among 3,255 “E” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,668
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dans la Bible, Juif, descendant d’Aaron.

Corpus desk

Index FR-esdras · Esdras · French

Esdras · rank #75,668 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,668
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH errantes

Nearest frequency peer: errantes (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « Esdras »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Esdras » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Esdras
PropertyValue
HeadwordEsdras
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\e.dʁa\
Letters6
Frequency rank#75,668
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Esdras » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).Esdrastombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « errantes » (#75,667), « Ernaux » (#75,666), « exiguë » (#75,673). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « Esdras » est au #75,668. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Esdras is uncommon French at frequency #75,668 among 3,255 “E” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \e.dʁa\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Esdras, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is Esdras, spelled E-S-D-R-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dans la Bible, Juif, descendant d’Aaron.
  2. 2
    Nom du quinzième livre de l’Ancien Testament, composé de dix chapitres.

This word in other languages

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Esdras"?
"Esdras" is spelled E-S-D-R-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is \e.dʁa\.
What does "Esdras" mean?
As a proper noun, "Esdras" means: Dans la Bible, Juif, descendant d’Aaron.
How do you pronounce "Esdras"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Esdras" is \e.dʁa\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Esdras" come from?
"Esdras" is a French 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list