Endung

[ˈɛndʊŋ]

/[ˈɛndʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Endung” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #24,322. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,322
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - grammatisches Morphem (Suffix), das als Derivatem (Wortbildungsmorphem) oder Flexem (Flexionsendung) dient und an den Wortstamm angehängt wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-endung · Endung · German

Endung · rank #24,322 · 9 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,322
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH endeten

Nearest frequency peer: endeten (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Endung“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Endung“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Endung vs Erding
67% similar
Endung vs enden
50% similar
Endung vs Ehrung
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Endung
PropertyValue
HeadwordEndung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɛndʊŋ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#24,322
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Endung“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Endungliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „endeten“ (#24,321), „englisches“ (#24,323), „empfindlichen“ (#24,320). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Endung“ bei #24,322. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Endung (IPA [ˈɛndʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,322 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Endung, with forms such as "ednung", "enddung", and "endnug". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Erding", "enden", "Ehrung", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Endung, spelled E-N-D-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    grammatisches Morphem (Suffix), das als Derivatem (Wortbildungsmorphem) oder Flexem (Flexionsendung) dient und an den Wortstamm angehängt wird
  2. 2
    Dateiendung oder Top Level Domain

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Endung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „-st“ ist eine häufig verwendete Endung für die 2. Person Singular von Verben (Konjugation); „-lich“ eine häufig verwendete Endung zur Ableitung von Adjektiven.
  2. „Es stellte sich nicht nur heraus, daß sich die Formen dieser Sprachen in ebensolche Bestandteile zerlegen ließen, sondern vor allem, daß sich die gewonnenen Endungen und Suffixe der einzelnen Sprachen ebenso vergleichen ließen wie die fertigen Wortformen.“

Synonyms

SuffixWortendung

Antonyms

lexikalisches MorphemLexemWortstammWortwurzel

This word in other languages

ending(English)sufijo(Español)terminaison(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ednung
  • enddung
  • endnug
  • endugn
  • endungg
  • endunng
  • enndung
  • enudng
  • nedung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Endung - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ednung2enddung1endnug2endugn2endungg1endunng1enndung1enudng2
Edit distance from "Endung"

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 "Endung"?
"Endung" is spelled E-N-D-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɛndʊŋ].
What does "Endung" mean?
As a noun, "Endung" means: grammatisches Morphem (Suffix), das als Derivatem (Wortbildungsmorphem) oder Flexem (Flexionsendung) dient und an den Wortstamm angehängt wird
What words are commonly confused with "Endung"?
"Endung" is commonly confused with "Erding", "enden", "Ehrung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Endung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Endung" is [ˈɛndʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Endung" come from?
"Endung" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Essens#24,328custom#24,286cotton#24,284cities#24,281

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Einlage9 variantseffects9 variantscommons9 variantsblanke9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list