absurden

Name: absurden, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[apˈzʊʁdn̩]

/[apˈzʊʁdn̩]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“absurden” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #26,286. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,286
frequency rank, German: 113,935
“A” headwords: 12
tracked misspellings: 4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs absurd

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

absurden vs absurdum

75% similar

absurden vs absurd

75% similar

absurden vs absurde

88% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for absurden
Property	Value
Headword	absurden
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[apˈzʊʁdn̩]
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#26,286
Misspellings tracked	12
Confusable pairs	4
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “absurden” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). absurden lands here:

#26,286

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around absurden (IPA [apˈzʊʁdn̩]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #26,286 among 113,935 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for absurden, with forms such as "abbsurden", "absruden", and "abssurden". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "absurdum", "absurd", "absurde", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is absurden, spelled A-B-S-U-R-D-E-N.

Definition

1
Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs absurd
2
Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs absurd
3
Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs absurd
4
Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs absurd
5
Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs absurd
6
Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs absurd
7
Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs absurd
8
Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs absurd
9
Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs absurd
10
Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs absurd
11
Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs absurd
12
Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs absurd

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: abbsurden,absruden,abssurden,absudren,absurdden,absurdenn,absurdne,absuredn,absurrden,abusrden,asburden,basurden

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of absurden - 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.

Edit distance from "absurden"

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 "absurden"?

"absurden" is spelled A-B-S-U-R-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [apˈzʊʁdn̩].

What does "absurden" mean?

As an adjective, "absurden" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs absurd

What words are commonly confused with "absurden"?

"absurden" is commonly confused with "absurdum", "absurd", "absurde". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "absurden"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "absurden" is [apˈzʊʁdn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "absurden" come from?

"absurden" 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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Using “absurden”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is A-B-S-U-R-D-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [apˈzʊʁdn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “absurdum” - see the side-by-side comparison. absurden vs absurdum
Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Same frequency band

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.