Which to use
“Abend” and “Abenden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #405
- “Abend” frequency rank
- #27,166
- “Abenden” frequency rank
- 27571
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Abend | Abenden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Tageszeit nach dem Nachmittag, die beginnt, wenn die Sonne den Horizont erreicht, und bei völliger Dunkelheit endet; dem Abend geht der Tag voran und auf den Abend folgt die Nacht | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Abend |
Where the eye mixes Abend and Abenden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Abend vs Abenden
A purely visual mix-up. Abend ([ˈaːbn̩t]) and Abenden ([ˈaːbn̩dən]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Abend” sits inside “Abenden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27571, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Abend is recorded at frequency rank #405, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaːbn̩t]. Abenden is at rank #27,166, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaːbn̩dən].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 27571, this pair ranks #1,799,585 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Abend vs Abenden
Shared letters: abden. Private to "Abend": -. Private to "Abenden": -.
"Abend" · 5 letters · shape VCVCC · "Abenden" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Abend" for "Abenden" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Abend" or "Abenden"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Abend" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Abenden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,799,585 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Abend" and "Abenden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Abenden vs ahnden". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,799,585 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.