dünkelhaft
[ˈdʏŋkl̩haft]
The verdict
“dünkelhaft” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - mit Hochmut und Arroganz
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dünkelhaft |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈdʏŋkl̩haft] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “dünkelhaft” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
dünkelhaft is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈdʏŋkl̩haft]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mit Hochmut und Arroganz".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for dünkelhaft, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is dünkelhaft, spelled D-Ü-N-K-E-L-H-A-F-T.
Definition
- 1mit Hochmut und Arroganz
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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.
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Using “dünkelhaft”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is D-Ü-N-K-E-L-H-A-F-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈdʏŋkl̩haft] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.