abends
[ˈaːbn̩t͡s]
The verdict
“abends” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #1,719 in German word frequency and used as an adverb.
- #1,719
- frequency rank, German
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - am Abend, während des Abends
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | abends |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | [ˈaːbn̩t͡s] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #1,719 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “abends” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for abends is 6 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaːbn̩t͡s]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,719 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "am Abend, während des Abends".
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for abends, with forms such as "abbends", "abedns", and "abendds". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Agenda", "agents", "Abend", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is abends, spelled A-B-E-N-D-S.
Definition
- 1am Abend, während des Abends
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: abbends,abedns,abendds,abendss,abennds,abensd,abneds,aebnds,baends
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of abends - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “abends”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-B-E-N-D-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈaːbn̩t͡s] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Agenda” - see the side-by-side comparison. abends vs Agenda
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.