Ende

\ˈɛndə\

/\ˈɛndə\/ noun

The verdict

“Ende” is uncommon French (frequency #54,555 among 3,255 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,555
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fin, expiration, terme (d’une période, d’un déroulement du temps).

Corpus desk

Index FR-ende · Ende · French

Ende · rank #54,555 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,555
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH encaissée

Nearest frequency peer: encaissée (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « Ende »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Ende » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Ende
PropertyValue
HeadwordEnde
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈɛndə\
Letters4
Frequency rank#54,555
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Ende » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Endetombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « encaissée » (#54,554), « EMC » (#54,552), « engendra » (#54,558). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « Ende » est au #54,555. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ende is uncommon French at frequency #54,555 among 3,255 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈɛndə\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Ende in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is Ende, spelled E-N-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fin, expiration, terme (d’une période, d’un déroulement du temps).
  2. 2
    Fin (d’une histoire, un livre, un filme).
  3. 3
    Fin, bout, extrémité (d’un objet).
  4. 4
    Morceau.
  5. 5
    Corde.
  6. 6
    Cor.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Anlass für die Aktion ist das 60-jährige Bestehen des Élysée-Vertrags, mit dem Deutschland und Frankreich nach dem Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs ihre jahrzehntelange Feindschaft beendet hatten.
  2. Als Janet Yellen am Donnerstag in Peking landete, fiel der Empfang der US-Finanz­ministerin ungewohnt herzlich aus: Die chinesischen Gastgeber lächelten ausgelassen, ihr Hände­schütteln schien gar kein Ende nehmen zu wollen.

Synonyms

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Ende"?
"Ende" is spelled E-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈɛndə\.
What does "Ende" mean?
As a noun, "Ende" means: Fin, expiration, terme (d’une période, d’un déroulement du temps).
How do you pronounce "Ende"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ende" is \ˈɛndə\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ende" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list