Abendmahl

/[ˈaːbn̩tˌmaːl]/ noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#21,865

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

Abendmahl is aGermannoun. It means: eigentlich »Letztes Abendmahl«, das letzte feierliche Essen des Jesus von Nazaret mit seinen zwölf erstberufenen Jüngern (Aposteln) Pronounced [ˈaːbn̩tˌmaːl].

Key facts for Abendmahl
PropertyValue
HeadwordAbendmahl
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaːbn̩tˌmaːl]
Letters9
Frequency rank#21,865
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Abendmahl in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Abendmahl is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaːbn̩tˌmaːl]. Corpus data places it at rank #21,865 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for Abendmahl, with forms such as "abbendmahl", "abednmahl", and "abendamhl". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Abendmahl, spelled A-B-E-N-D-M-A-H-L, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    eigentlich »Letztes Abendmahl«, das letzte feierliche Essen des Jesus von Nazaret mit seinen zwölf erstberufenen Jüngern (Aposteln)
  2. 2
    Handlung im Rahmen des Gottesdienstes, die an [1] erinnert (vor allem nach protestantischem Verständnis)
  3. 3
    gemeinsames Essen am Abend

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: abbendmahl,abednmahl,abendamhl,abenddmahl,abendmahhl,abendmahll,abendmalh,abendmhal,abendmmahl,abenmdahl,abenndmahl,abnedmahl,aebndmahl,baendmahl

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Abendmahl

Misspelling Variants of "Abendmahl"

abbendmahl10abednmahl9abendamhl9abenddmahl10abendmahhl10abendmahll10abendmalh9abendmhal9
Misspelling Variants of "Abendmahl"

Frequency rank: #21,865 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Abendmahl"?
"Abendmahl" is spelled A-B-E-N-D-M-A-H-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaːbn̩tˌmaːl].
What does "Abendmahl" mean?
As a noun, "Abendmahl" means: eigentlich »Letztes Abendmahl«, das letzte feierliche Essen des Jesus von Nazaret mit seinen zwölf erstberufenen Jüngern (Aposteln)
What are common misspellings of "Abendmahl"?
Common misspellings include "abbendmahl", "abednmahl", "abendamhl", "abenddmahl", "abendmahhl". The correct spelling is "Abendmahl".
How do you pronounce "Abendmahl"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Abendmahl" is [ˈaːbn̩tˌmaːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Abendmahl" come from?
"Abendmahl" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.