abendlich

[ˈaːbn̩tlɪç]

/[ˈaːbn̩tlɪç]/ adj

The verdict

“abendlich” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zum Abend gehörend; am Abend, abends stattfindend

Corpus desk

Index DE-abendlich · abendlich · German

abendlich · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" 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 abendlich
PropertyValue
Headwordabendlich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈaːbn̩tlɪç]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „abendlich“ im Deutschen

abendlichschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

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

Rare enough to double-check

abendlich is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈaːbn̩tlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zum Abend gehörend; am Abend, abends stattfindend".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for abendlich, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is abendlich, spelled A-B-E-N-D-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    zum Abend gehörend; am Abend, abends stattfindend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er hält nichts vom abendlichen Unterhaltungsprogramm.
  2. „Den Abschluss bildete der abendliche Ball mit Feuerwerk und hurrapatriotischen Reden im Übermaß.“

Antonyms

This word in other languages

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 "abendlich"?
"abendlich" is spelled A-B-E-N-D-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaːbn̩tlɪç].
What does "abendlich" mean?
As an adjective, "abendlich" means: zum Abend gehörend; am Abend, abends stattfindend
How do you pronounce "abendlich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abendlich" is [ˈaːbn̩tlɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abendlich" come from?
"abendlich" is a German 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list