Kessler
The verdict
“Kessler” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #35,114 in French word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #35,114
- frequency rank, French
- 7
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nom de famille allemand.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kessler |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #35,114 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Kessler” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for Kessler is 7 letters long, classified as a proper noun. Corpus data places it at rank #35,114 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Nom de famille allemand.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kessler, with forms such as "ekssler", "kesler", and "keslser". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Keller", "Kepler", "Kessel", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Kessler, spelled K-E-S-S-L-E-R.
Definition
- 1Nom de famille allemand.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ekssler,kesler,keslser,kesselr,kesslerr,kessller,kesslre,kkessler,ksesler
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kessler - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “Kessler”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is K-E-S-S-L-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Don't mix it up with “Keller” - see the side-by-side comparison. Kessler vs Keller
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.