elendes

[ˈeːlɛndəs]

/[ˈeːlɛndəs]/ adj

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The verdict

“elendes” is uncommon German (frequency #71,270 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,270
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs elend

Corpus desk

Index DE-elendes · elendes · German

elendes · rank #71,270 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,270
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Eissporthalle

Nearest frequency peer: Eissporthalle (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „elendes“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „elendes“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for elendes
PropertyValue
Headwordelendes
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈeːlɛndəs]
Letters7
Frequency rank#71,270
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „elendes“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).elendesfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Eissporthalle“ (#71,269), „Elends“ (#71,271), „Elz“ (#71,272). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „elendes“ bei #71,270. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

elendes is uncommon German at frequency #71,270 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈeːlɛndəs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for elendes in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is elendes, spelled E-L-E-N-D-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs elend
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs elend
  3. 3
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs elend
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs elend

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 "elendes"?
"elendes" is spelled E-L-E-N-D-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈeːlɛndəs].
What does "elendes" mean?
As an adjective, "elendes" means: Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs elend
How do you pronounce "elendes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "elendes" is [ˈeːlɛndəs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "elendes" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Emaille#71,273einholt#71,263Ehrmann#71,254erbarmt#71,287

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list