Ende
[ˈɛndə]
The verdict
“Ende” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #198. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #198
- frequency rank, German
- 4,632
- “E” headwords
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Abschluss eines zeitlichen Vorganges
Corpus desk
Index DE-ende · Ende · German
Ende · rank #198 · 5 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-CORE #198
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 5 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,632
- PHOTO-FINISH Deutschen
Nearest frequency peer: Deutschen (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Ende”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- während
während
99,806 corpus weight
- bereits
bereits
99,805 corpus weight
- Deutschen
Deutschen
99,804 corpus weight
- Ende
Ende
99,803 corpus weight
- nie
nie
99,802 corpus weight
- Uhr
Uhr
99,801 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Ende” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Ende |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɛndə] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #198 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Ende” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 5 spelling variants around Ende (IPA [ˈɛndə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #198 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ende, with forms such as "edne", "endde", and "ened". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "eng", "eye", "eve", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Ende, spelled E-N-D-E.
Definition
- 1Abschluss eines zeitlichen Vorganges
- 2Abschluss einer Geschichte zum Beispiel eines Buches oder Filmes
- 3Abschluss beziehungsweise Abgrenzung eines Gegenstandes
- 4Tod
- 5Stück eines Seils
- 6ein Stück, ein Teil
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Ende appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Großbritannien muss sich Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts der wirtschaftlichen Konkurrenz des erstarkten europäischen Kontinents stellen, bevor die USA im 20. Jahrhundert mit einer eigenen Wirtschaftspolitik und Dank ihrer schieren Marktgröße Europas Nationen überholen.
„Das Abendessen neigte sich seinem Ende zu, und Pierre, der anfangs nicht von seiner Gefangenschaft hatte erzählen wollen, kam allmählich doch ins Erzählen.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- edne
- endde
- ened
- ennde
- nede
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Ende - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Ende", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).
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.