darkness

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The verdict

“darkness” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #45,207. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,207
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dunkelheit; kein Licht

Corpus desk

Index DE-darkness · darkness · German

darkness · rank #45,207 · 12 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #45,207
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Czech

Nearest frequency peer: Czech (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „darkness“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „darkness“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

darkness vs Darknet
63% similar
darkness vs of
0% similar
darkness vs ii
0% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for darkness
PropertyValue
Headworddarkness
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters8
Frequency rank#45,207
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „darkness“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.darknessliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Czech“ (#45,206), „decision“ (#45,208), „deinstallieren“ (#45,209). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „darkness“ bei #45,207. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around darkness (IPA […]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #45,207 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Dunkelheit; kein Licht".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for darkness, with forms such as "adrkness", "dakrness", and "darkenss". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Darknet", "of", "ii", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is darkness, spelled D-A-R-K-N-E-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dunkelheit; kein Licht

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how darkness appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The raiding party snuck up under cover of darkness.

Antonyms

brightness

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • adrkness
  • dakrness
  • darkenss
  • darkkness
  • darknes
  • darkneß
  • darknness
  • darknses
  • darnkess
  • darrkness
  • ddarkness
  • drakness

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of darkness - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

adrkness2dakrness2darkenss2darkkness1darknes1darkneß2darknness1darknses2
Edit distance from "darkness"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "darkness"?
"darkness" is spelled D-A-R-K-N-E-S-S. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "darkness" mean?
As a noun, "darkness" means: Dunkelheit; kein Licht
What words are commonly confused with "darkness"?
"darkness" is commonly confused with "Darknet", "of", "ii". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "darkness"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "darkness" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "darkness" come from?
"darkness" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "darkness", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

decision#45,208Colleges#45,203Clarissa#45,202diamonds#45,213

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Chinesin12 variantsDressler12 variantsEmsdetten12 variantserfülltes12 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list