absurden

[apˈzʊʁdn̩]

/[apˈzʊʁdn̩]/ adj

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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
6,976
“A” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs absurd

Corpus desk

Index DE-absurden · absurden · German

absurden · rank #26,286 · 12 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,286
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH abspritzen

Nearest frequency peer: abspritzen (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „absurden“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „absurden“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

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
PropertyValue
Headwordabsurden
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[apˈzʊʁdn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#26,286
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „absurden“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).absurdenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „abspritzen“ (#26,285), „abwechslungsreiche“ (#26,287), „Abschlussprüfung“ (#26,284). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „absurden“ bei #26,286. 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 6,976 “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. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs absurd
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs absurd
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs absurd
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs absurd
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs absurd
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs absurd
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs absurd
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs absurd
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs absurd
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs absurd
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs absurd
  12. 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.

abbsurden1absruden2abssurden1absudren2absurdden1absurdenn1absurdne2absuredn2
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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

abwehren#26,288Adalbert#26,289ablassen#26,281zwecklos#26,267

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

abbringen12 variantsZumutung12 variantswunderte12 variantsBekunden12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list