Dunkelflaute
German, noun[ˈdʊŋkl̩ˌflaʊ̯tə]
Dunkelflaute is spelled D-U-N-K-E-L-F-L-A-U-T-E (12 letters) and appears about once in every 89 million words in written German, the 594,587th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Dunkelflaute is a German feminine noun meaning “A period of time in which little to no energy can be generated with the use of wind and solar power” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “längere Dauer eines Ausfalls der Stromproduktion aus Windkraftanlagen und Photovoltaik aufgrund ungünstiger…”.
What does Dunkelflaute mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineA period of time in which little to no energy can be generated with the use of wind and solar power.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. längere Dauer eines Ausfalls der Stromproduktion aus Windkraftanlagen und Photovoltaik aufgrund ungünstiger meteorologischer Gegebenheiten
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Dunkelflaute
- Dunkelflauten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Dunkelflaute?
- [ˈdʊŋkl̩ˌflaʊ̯tə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Dunkelflaute in German?
Dunkelflaute appears about once in every 89 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).