Which to use
“danken” is a verb and “dunklen” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,780
- “danken” frequency rank
- #4,111
- “dunklen” frequency rank
- 8891
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | danken | dunklen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | seinen Dank aussprechen oder seine Dankbarkeit durch Taten äußern | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs dunkel |
Where the eye mixes danken and dunklen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: danken vs dunklen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: danken is [ˈdaŋkn̩] while dunklen is [ˈdʊŋklən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8891, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
danken is recorded at frequency rank #4,780, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈdaŋkn̩]. dunklen is at rank #4,111, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈdʊŋklən].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 8891, this pair ranks #1,982,352 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of danken vs dunklen
Shared letters: dekn. Private to "danken": a. Private to "dunklen": lu.
"danken" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "dunklen" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "danken" and "dunklen" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "danken" or "dunklen"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "danken" and "dunklen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "danken" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dunklen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,982,352 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "danken" and "dunklen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "danken vs donkey". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,982,352 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.