abdunkeln
[ˈapˌdʊŋkl̩n]
The verdict
“abdunkeln” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - dunkler machen (Helligkeit senken)
Corpus desk
Index DE-abdunkeln · abdunkeln · German
abdunkeln · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | abdunkeln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈapˌdʊŋkl̩n] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „abdunkeln“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
abdunkeln is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈapˌdʊŋkl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for abdunkeln in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is abdunkeln, spelled A-B-D-U-N-K-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1dunkler machen (Helligkeit senken)
- 2gegen das Einfallen oder Aussenden von Lichtstrahlen abschirmen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how abdunkeln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wann dunkelt die Mutter endlich die Lampe ab?
Im letzten Krieg mussten Wohnungen wegen der Luftangriffe abgedunkelt werden.
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.