Which to use
“dunkles” and “dünnes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,263
- “dunkles” frequency rank
- #29,092
- “dünnes” frequency rank
- 46355
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dunkles | dünnes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dunkel | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dünn |
Where the eye mixes dunkles and dünnes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between dunkles and dünnes
A purely visual mix-up. dunkles ([ˈdʊŋkləs]) and dünnes ([ˈdʏnəs]) 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 46355, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dunkles is recorded at frequency rank #17,263, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈdʊŋkləs]. dünnes is at rank #29,092, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈdʏnəs].
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 46355, this pair ranks #1,321,899 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dunkles vs dünnes
Shared letters: dens. Private to "dunkles": klu. Private to "dünnes": ü.
"dunkles" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "dünnes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- dunkles ← ddunkles · dnukles · duknles · dunkels · dunkkles · dunkless · dunklles · dunklse
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dunkles" for "dünnes" ever safe?
Which is more common, "dunkles" or "dünnes"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "dunkles" and "dünnes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dunkles" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dünnes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,321,899 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dunkles" and "dünnes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dudes vs dünnes". 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 #1,321,899 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.