adden

[ˈɛdn̩]

/[ˈɛdn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“adden” is uncommon German (frequency #88,611 among 113,935 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,611
frequency rank, German
113,935
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Kontakt der eigenen Kontaktliste hinzufügen

Key facts for adden
PropertyValue
Headwordadden
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈɛdn̩]
Letters5
Frequency rank#88,611
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “adden” 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). adden lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

adden is uncommon German at frequency #88,611 among 113,935 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈɛdn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Kontakt der eigenen Kontaktliste hinzufügen".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for adden, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is adden, spelled A-D-D-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Kontakt der eigenen Kontaktliste hinzufügen

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 "adden"?
"adden" is spelled A-D-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɛdn̩].
What does "adden" mean?
As a verb, "adden" means: Kontakt der eigenen Kontaktliste hinzufügen
How do you pronounce "adden"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "adden" is [ˈɛdn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "adden" come from?
"adden" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “adden”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is A-D-D-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈɛdn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list