dantesk
[danˈtɛsk]
The verdict
“dantesk” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - sehr groß, erschreckend
Corpus desk
Index DE-dantesk · dantesk · German
dantesk · 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 | dantesk |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [danˈtɛsk] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „dantesk“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
dantesk is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [danˈtɛsk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for dantesk, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is dantesk, spelled D-A-N-T-E-S-K.
Definition
- 1sehr groß, erschreckend
- 2in der Art Dantes, in den Worten Dantes
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dantesk appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Valparaíso ist derzeit ohne Strom, die Flammenwand sorgt für ein danteskes Panorama, und sie nähert sich offensichtlich unkontrollierbar.
Dieses Buch ist ein wahrlich danteskes Epos.
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.