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 May 6, 2026) - das Abendessen zu sich nehmen, Abendbrot essen
| 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) |
Where “zu Abend essen” sits in German frequency
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
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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.
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Using “zu Abend essen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is Z-U- -A-B-E-N-D- -E-S-S-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [t͡su ˈaːbn̩t ˌɛsn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.