Ende

/[ˈɛndə]/ noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#198

in German word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Ende is aGermannoun. It means: Abschluss eines zeitlichen Vorganges Pronounced [ˈɛndə]. It ranks #198 in German word frequency. Often confused with eng and eye.

Key facts for Ende
PropertyValue
HeadwordEnde
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɛndə]
Letters4
Frequency rank#198
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Ende in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Ende is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈɛndə]. Corpus data places it at rank #198 in overall German word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for Ende, with forms such as "edne", "endde", and "ened". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "eng", "eye", "eve", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Ende, spelled E-N-D-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Abschluss eines zeitlichen Vorganges
  2. 2
    Abschluss einer Geschichte zum Beispiel eines Buches oder Filmes
  3. 3
    Abschluss beziehungsweise Abgrenzung eines Gegenstandes
  4. 4
    Tod
  5. 5
    Stück eines Seils
  6. 6
    ein Stück, ein Teil

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: edne,endde,ened,ennde,nede

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Ende

Misspelling Variants of "Ende"

edne4endde5ened4ennde5nede4
Misspelling Variants of "Ende"

Frequency rank: #198 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Ende"?
"Ende" is spelled E-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɛndə].
What does "Ende" mean?
As a noun, "Ende" means: Abschluss eines zeitlichen Vorganges
What words are commonly confused with "Ende"?
"Ende" is commonly confused with "eng", "eye", "eve". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Ende"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ende" is [ˈɛndə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ende" come from?
"Ende" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter E in our German index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.