dämmern
[ˈdɛmɐn]
The verdict
“dämmern” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - allmählich hell beziehungsweise dunkel werden; von einem Beleuchtungszustand in den anderen übergehen
Corpus desk
Index DE-dammern · dämmern · German
dämmern · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" 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 | dämmern |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈdɛmɐn] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „dämmern“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
dämmern is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈdɛmɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
dämmern doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is dämmern, spelled D-Ä-M-M-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1allmählich hell beziehungsweise dunkel werden; von einem Beleuchtungszustand in den anderen übergehen
- 2allmählich hell beziehungsweise dunkel werden; von einem Beleuchtungszustand in den anderen übergehen
- 3allmählich hell beziehungsweise dunkel werden; von einem Beleuchtungszustand in den anderen übergehen
- 4etwas langsam, allmählich verstehen oder begreifen
- 5sich in einem dämmrigen Bewusstseinszustand, Schlaf- oder Wachzustand befinden
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dämmern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wenn es draußen dämmert, sieht man nicht mehr so gut.
Langsam dämmert es mir.
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.