Abendlicht

[ˈaːbn̩tˌlɪçt]

/[ˈaːbn̩tˌlɪçt]/ noun

The verdict

“Abendlicht” is uncommon German (frequency #88,601 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,601
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Licht der Abenddämmerung

Corpus desk

Index DE-abendlicht · Abendlicht · German

Abendlicht · rank #88,601 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #88,601
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Abbuchung

Nearest frequency peer: Abbuchung (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Abendlicht“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Abendlicht“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Abendlicht
PropertyValue
HeadwordAbendlicht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaːbn̩tˌlɪçt]
Letters10
Frequency rank#88,601
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Abendlicht“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Abendlichtfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Abbuchung“ (#88,600), „Abfangjäger“ (#88,602), „abgeschöpft“ (#88,603). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Abendlicht“ bei #88,601. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Abendlicht is uncommon German at frequency #88,601 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaːbn̩tˌlɪçt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Abendlicht in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Abendlicht, spelled A-B-E-N-D-L-I-C-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Licht der Abenddämmerung
  2. 2
    abends aufgehende Venus

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Im Abendlicht gestern hatte er das gar nicht so recht begriffen.“
  2. „Da späte Abendlicht stürzte herein.“

Synonyms

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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Abendlicht"?
"Abendlicht" is spelled A-B-E-N-D-L-I-C-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaːbn̩tˌlɪçt].
What does "Abendlicht" mean?
As a noun, "Abendlicht" means: Licht der Abenddämmerung
How do you pronounce "Abendlicht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Abendlicht" is [ˈaːbn̩tˌlɪçt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Abendlicht" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list