Elends
[ˈeːlɛnt͡s]
The verdict
“Elends” is uncommon German (frequency #71,271 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #71,271
- frequency rank, German
- 4,632
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Elend
Corpus desk
Index DE-elends · Elends · German
Elends · rank #71,271 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #71,271
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,632
- PHOTO-FINISH elendes
Nearest frequency peer: elendes (-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 „Elends“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Eisbecher
Eisbecher
28,734 corpus weight
- Eissporthal…
Eissporthalle
28,732 corpus weight
- elendes
elendes
28,731 corpus weight
- Elends
Elends
28,730 corpus weight
- Elz
Elz
28,729 corpus weight
- Emaille
Emaille
28,728 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Elends“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Elends |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈeːlɛnt͡s] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #71,271 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Elends“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Elends is uncommon German at frequency #71,271 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈeːlɛnt͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Elend".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Elends, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Elends, spelled E-L-E-N-D-S.
Definition
- 1Genitiv Singular des Substantivs 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.
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