Esteban

\ɛs.te.ban\

/\ɛs.te.ban\/ name

The verdict

“Esteban” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #25,645. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,645
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prénom masculin, équivalent de Stéphane ou Étienne.

Corpus desk

Index FR-esteban · Esteban · French

Esteban · rank #25,645 · 10 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,645
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH entendit

Nearest frequency peer: entendit (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « Esteban »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « Esteban » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Esteban
PropertyValue
HeadwordEsteban
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\ɛs.te.ban\
Letters7
Frequency rank#25,645
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Esteban »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Estebanse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « entendit » (#25,644), « enflure » (#25,643), « exempt » (#25,647). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « Esteban » est au #25,645. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Esteban (IPA \ɛs.te.ban\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #25,645 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Prénom masculin, équivalent de Stéphane ou Étienne.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Esteban, with forms such as "esetban", "essteban", and "estbean". 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. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Esteban, spelled E-S-T-E-B-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prénom masculin, équivalent de Stéphane ou Étienne.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Plus loin, dans le chapitre III de la deuxième partie, nous verrons comment Gabriela eut besoin d’éprouver des liens fiables, stables, consistants avant d’accepter la proposition de consultations thérapeutiques en compagnie d’Esteban et de se procurer un espace psychique nécessaire, où non seulement elle put exprimer ses ressentis en relation à des événem…
  2. C’est le mariage que nous propose Alpine pour cette saison 202 de Formule 1, avec ses deux pilotes, Esteban Ocon et Pierre Gasly.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • esetban
  • essteban
  • estbean
  • esteabn
  • estebann
  • estebban
  • estebna
  • estteban
  • etseban
  • seteban

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Esteban - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

esetban2essteban1estbean2esteabn2estebann1estebban1estebna2estteban1
Edit distance from "Esteban"

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 "Esteban"?
"Esteban" is spelled E-S-T-E-B-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛs.te.ban\.
What does "Esteban" mean?
As a proper noun, "Esteban" means: Prénom masculin, équivalent de Stéphane ou Étienne.
What are common misspellings of "Esteban"?
Common misspellings include "esetban", "essteban", "estbean", "esteabn", "estebann". The correct spelling is "Esteban".
How do you pronounce "Esteban"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Esteban" is \ɛs.te.ban\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Esteban" come from?
"Esteban" 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 "Esteban", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list