Abendstern

[ˈaːbn̩tˌʃtɛʁn]

/[ˈaːbn̩tˌʃtɛʁn]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bezeichnung für den Planeten Venus am westlichen Abendhimmel

Corpus desk

Index DE-abendstern · Abendstern · German

Abendstern · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 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 Abendstern
PropertyValue
HeadwordAbendstern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaːbn̩tˌʃtɛʁn]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Abendstern“ im Deutschen

Abendsternsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Abendstern is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaːbn̩tˌʃtɛʁn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bezeichnung für den Planeten Venus am westlichen Abendhimmel".

Zero misspellings are on record for Abendstern in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Abendstern, spelled A-B-E-N-D-S-T-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bezeichnung für den Planeten Venus am westlichen Abendhimmel

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Da hebt der Abendstern gemach / sich aus den Föhrenzweigen, / und grade ob der Hütte Dach / scheint er sich mild zu neigen.“
  2. „Schon war die Sonne hinabgesunken; das Lied der Vögel verstummte; ein leiser Wind trieb die Wellen kräuselnd gegen meine Brust; der Abendstern stand lächelnd über dem jenseitigen Berg; eine wehmütige Lust durchdrang mein Herz bei dem Klange einer Hirtenflöte, die in der Gegend über die Wiesen hinspielte.“

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Abendstern"?
"Abendstern" is spelled A-B-E-N-D-S-T-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaːbn̩tˌʃtɛʁn].
What does "Abendstern" mean?
As a noun, "Abendstern" means: Bezeichnung für den Planeten Venus am westlichen Abendhimmel
How do you pronounce "Abendstern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Abendstern" is [ˈaːbn̩tˌʃtɛʁn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Abendstern" come from?
"Abendstern" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list