essência

\i.sˈẽ.sjɐ\

/\i.sˈẽ.sjɐ\/ noun

The verdict

“essência” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Essence.

Corpus desk

Index FR-essencia · essência · French

essência · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "E" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for essência
PropertyValue
Headwordessência
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\i.sˈẽ.sjɐ\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « essência » en français

essênciasiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

essência is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \i.sˈẽ.sjɐ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

essência has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is essência, spelled E-S-S-Ê-N-C-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Essence.
  2. 2
    Essence.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how essência appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. a essência humana.
  2. Nossos bisavós e avós tinham menos acertos de casal a fazer e (...) A resposta aos impasses fundamentais da vida a dois — que em essência são insolúveis — não era resolvê-los, mas regulá-los.

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "essência"?
"essência" is spelled E-S-S-Ê-N-C-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is \i.sˈẽ.sjɐ\.
What does "essência" mean?
As a noun, "essência" means: Essence.
How do you pronounce "essência"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "essência" is \i.sˈẽ.sjɐ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "essência" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list