Sommerabend

[ˈzɔmɐˌʔaːbn̩t]

/[ˈzɔmɐˌʔaːbn̩t]/ noun

The verdict

“Sommerabend” is uncommon German (frequency #55,724 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,724
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Ausklang eines Sommertages

Corpus desk

Index DE-sommerabend · Sommerabend · German

Sommerabend · rank #55,724 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,724
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Soldatinnen

Nearest frequency peer: Soldatinnen (-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 „Sommerabend“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Sommerabend
PropertyValue
HeadwordSommerabend
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzɔmɐˌʔaːbn̩t]
Letters11
Frequency rank#55,724
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Sommerabend“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Sommerabendfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Soldatinnen“ (#55,723), „Sonderausgaben“ (#55,725), „Solarium“ (#55,722). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sommerabend“ bei #55,724. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Sommerabend is uncommon German at frequency #55,724 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzɔmɐˌʔaːbn̩t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "der Ausklang eines Sommertages".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Sommerabend in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Sommerabend, spelled S-O-M-M-E-R-A-B-E-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Ausklang eines Sommertages

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Einen lauen Sommerabend am Strand zu verbringen ist herrlich.
  2. „Ich hatte hinausgeblickt an diesem Sommerabend im Jahr 1954, fasziniert von den bunten Leuchtreklamen der großen Stadt und von den nach und nach grauer und immer schwärzer werdenden Häusern.“

Antonyms

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 "Sommerabend"?
"Sommerabend" is spelled S-O-M-M-E-R-A-B-E-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɔmɐˌʔaːbn̩t].
What does "Sommerabend" mean?
As a noun, "Sommerabend" means: der Ausklang eines Sommertages
How do you pronounce "Sommerabend"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sommerabend" is [ˈzɔmɐˌʔaːbn̩t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sommerabend" come from?
"Sommerabend" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list