zu Abend essen
[t͡su ˈaːbn̩t ˌɛsn̩]
The verdict
“zu Abend essen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Abendessen zu sich nehmen, Abendbrot essen
Corpus desk
Index DE-zu-abend-essen · zu Abend essen · German
zu Abend essen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Z" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | zu Abend essen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [t͡su ˈaːbn̩t ˌɛsn̩] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „zu Abend essen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
zu Abend essen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [t͡su ˈaːbn̩t ˌɛsn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "das Abendessen zu sich nehmen, Abendbrot essen".
zu Abend essen has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is zu Abend essen, spelled Z-U- -A-B-E-N-D- -E-S-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1das Abendessen zu sich nehmen, Abendbrot essen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how zu Abend essen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Habt ihr schon zu Abend gegessen?
Wann esst ihr gewöhnlich zu Abend?
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.