dunkelhäutig

[ˈdʊŋkl̩ˌhɔɪ̯tɪç]

/[ˈdʊŋkl̩ˌhɔɪ̯tɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“dunkelhäutig” is uncommon German (frequency #99,684 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,684
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - dunkle Hautfarbe habend, dunkel pigmentiert (seiend)

Corpus desk

Index DE-dunkelhautig · dunkelhäutig · German

dunkelhäutig · rank #99,684 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,684
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH durchblutet

Nearest frequency peer: durchblutet (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „dunkelhäutig“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „dunkelhäutig“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for dunkelhäutig
PropertyValue
Headworddunkelhäutig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈdʊŋkl̩ˌhɔɪ̯tɪç]
Letters12
Frequency rank#99,684
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „dunkelhäutig“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.dunkelhäutigfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „durchblutet“ (#99,685), „druckvoll“ (#99,682), „durchsichtiges“ (#99,686). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „dunkelhäutig“ bei #99,684. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dunkelhäutig is uncommon German at frequency #99,684 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈdʊŋkl̩ˌhɔɪ̯tɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "dunkle Hautfarbe habend, dunkel pigmentiert (seiend)".

dunkelhäutig doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is dunkelhäutig, spelled D-U-N-K-E-L-H-Ä-U-T-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    dunkle Hautfarbe habend, dunkel pigmentiert (seiend)

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Menschen in den südlichen Erdteilen sind meist dunkelhäutig.

Synonyms

schwarz

Antonyms

gelbhäutiggrünhäutighellhäutigweißrothäutigweißhäutig

This word in other languages

dark-skinned(English)brun(Français)

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 "dunkelhäutig"?
"dunkelhäutig" is spelled D-U-N-K-E-L-H-Ä-U-T-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdʊŋkl̩ˌhɔɪ̯tɪç].
What does "dunkelhäutig" mean?
As an adjective, "dunkelhäutig" means: dunkle Hautfarbe habend, dunkel pigmentiert (seiend)
How do you pronounce "dunkelhäutig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dunkelhäutig" is [ˈdʊŋkl̩ˌhɔɪ̯tɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dunkelhäutig" come from?
"dunkelhäutig" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Düngemitteln#99,688Drehrichtung#99,679Dissoziation#99,665eingeräumten#99,703

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list