Which to use
“dunkler” and “dünner” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,004
- “dunkler” frequency rank
- #13,580
- “dünner” frequency rank
- 22584
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dunkler | dünner |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs dunkel | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs dünn |
Where the eye mixes dunkler and dünner
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: dunkler vs dünner
A purely visual mix-up. dunkler ([ˈdʊŋklɐ]) and dünner ([ˈdʏnɐ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22584, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dunkler is recorded at frequency rank #9,004, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈdʊŋklɐ]. dünner is at rank #13,580, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈdʏnɐ].
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 22584, this pair ranks #1,872,395 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dunkler vs dünner
Shared letters: denr. Private to "dunkler": klu. Private to "dünner": ü.
"dunkler" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "dünner" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- dunkler ← ddunkler · dnukler · duknler · dunkelr · dunkkler · dunklerr · dunkller · dunklre
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dunkler" for "dünner" ever safe?
Which is more common, "dunkler" or "dünner"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "dunkler" and "dünner" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dunkler" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dünner" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,872,395 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dunkler" and "dünner" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Düne vs dünner". 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 #1,872,395 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.