addend
/ˈæd.ɛnd/noun, verb
addend is spelled A-D-D-E-N-D: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 93 million words in written English, the 309,272nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, addend means “Addendum, any one of two or more numbers or other terms that are to be added together” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of addend is addends.
How many letters and syllables are in addend?
| Letters | 6: A-D-D-E-N-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 93 million words; the 309,272nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is addend?
Addend appears about once in every 93 million words in written English, the 309,272nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce addend?
- /ˈæd.ɛnd/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-addend.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of addend
- addends plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- addending participle, present
- addended participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does addend mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Addendum, any one of two or more numbers or other terms that are to be added together.
- 2
A moiety added to another molecule.
verb
- 1
To furnish with an addendum.
- 2
To furnish with an addend.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Addend in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | terme , cumulateur |
| German | Summand , zweiter Summand |
| Portuguese | adendo, somando |
| Spanish | sumando |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does addend come from?
Short for addendum, by surface analysis, add + -end.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).