Essen

/ˈɛsn̩/ ouvir^(fonte ?)

//ˈɛsn̩/ ouvir^(fonte ?)/ noun

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The verdict

“Essen” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #66,170 among 1,279 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,170
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-essen · Essen · Portuguese

Essen · rank #66,170 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,170
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH escarpa

Nearest frequency peer: escarpa (-4 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “Essen”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “Essen” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Essen
PropertyValue
HeadwordEssen
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɛsn̩/ ouvir^(fonte ?)
Letters5
Frequency rank#66,170
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “Essen” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).Essencai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “escarpa” (#66,166), “engomar” (#66,160), “eclodir” (#66,149). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “Essen” fica em #66,170. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Essen is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #66,170 among 1,279 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈɛsn̩/ ouvir^(fonte ?). Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Essen in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is Essen, spelled E-S-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    refeição
  2. 2
    comida, prato
  3. 3
    comer

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das war ein leckeres Essen.
  2. Der kranke Zahn macht mir das Essen schwer.

Synonyms

MahlMahlzeitGerichtSpeise

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Essen"?
"Essen" is spelled E-S-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɛsn̩/ ouvir^(fonte ?).
What does "Essen" mean?
As a noun, "Essen" means: refeição
How do you pronounce "Essen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Essen" is /ˈɛsn̩/ ouvir^(fonte ?). Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Essen" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

ducto#66,146dento#66,118clamo#66,059began#65,999

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list