dunkelgrau

[ˈdʊŋkl̩ɡʁaʊ̯]

/[ˈdʊŋkl̩ɡʁaʊ̯]/ adj

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The verdict

“dunkelgrau” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #45,867. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,867
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in einem dunklen Grau

Corpus desk

Index DE-dunkelgrau · dunkelgrau · German

dunkelgrau · rank #45,867 · 15 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #45,867
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Dung

Nearest frequency peer: Dung (-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 „dunkelgrau“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „dunkelgrau“ 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).

dunkelgrau vs dunkelgrün
80% similar
dunkelgrau vs dunkelblau
80% similar
dunkelgrau vs dunkelbraun
82% similar

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

Key facts for dunkelgrau
PropertyValue
Headworddunkelgrau
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈdʊŋkl̩ɡʁaʊ̯]
Letters10
Frequency rank#45,867
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „dunkelgrau“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).dunkelgrauliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Dung“ (#45,866), „durchnässt“ (#45,868), „duften“ (#45,865). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „dunkelgrau“ bei #45,867. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around dunkelgrau (IPA [ˈdʊŋkl̩ɡʁaʊ̯]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #45,867 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "in einem dunklen Grau".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for dunkelgrau, with forms such as "ddunkelgrau", "dnukelgrau", and "duknelgrau". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "dunkelgrün", "dunkelblau", "dunkelbraun", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 dunkelgrau, spelled D-U-N-K-E-L-G-R-A-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    in einem dunklen Grau

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „›Hübsch‹, sagte Kurz und nahm die halbautomatische Pistole heraus. Sie war dunkelgrau - fast schwarz - und bestand größtenteils aus geschmiedetem Stahl.“

Antonyms

hellgrau

This word in other languages

marengo(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddunkelgrau
  • dnukelgrau
  • duknelgrau
  • duneklgrau
  • dunkeglrau
  • dunkelgaru
  • dunkelggrau
  • dunkelgrrau
  • dunkelgrua
  • dunkellgrau
  • dunkelrgau
  • dunkkelgrau
  • dunklegrau
  • dunnkelgrau
  • udnkelgrau

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dunkelgrau - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ddunkelgrau1dnukelgrau2duknelgrau2duneklgrau2dunkeglrau2dunkelgaru2dunkelggrau1dunkelgrrau1
Edit distance from "dunkelgrau"

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 "dunkelgrau"?
"dunkelgrau" is spelled D-U-N-K-E-L-G-R-A-U. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdʊŋkl̩ɡʁaʊ̯].
What does "dunkelgrau" mean?
As an adjective, "dunkelgrau" means: in einem dunklen Grau
What words are commonly confused with "dunkelgrau"?
"dunkelgrau" is commonly confused with "dunkelgrün", "dunkelblau", "dunkelbraun". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dunkelgrau"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dunkelgrau" is [ˈdʊŋkl̩ɡʁaʊ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dunkelgrau" come from?
"dunkelgrau" 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 "dunkelgrau", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

durchnässt#45,868effektives#45,874Dannenberg#45,840Emittenten#45,894

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

Eichendorff15 variantsFahrzeiten15 variantsBrettspiele15 variantsBismarcks15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list