Dunkelheit

[ˈdʊŋkl̩haɪ̯t]

/[ˈdʊŋkl̩haɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Dunkelheit” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,821. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,821
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein dunkler, lichtarmer Zustand oder Ort

Corpus desk

Index DE-dunkelheit · Dunkelheit · German

Dunkelheit · rank #5,821 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,821
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH dreier

Nearest frequency peer: dreier (-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 „Dunkelheit“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Dunkelheit
PropertyValue
HeadwordDunkelheit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdʊŋkl̩haɪ̯t]
Letters10
Frequency rank#5,821
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Dunkelheit“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „dreier“ (#5,820), „duo“ (#5,822), „Engländer“ (#5,823). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Dunkelheit“ bei #5,821. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around Dunkelheit (IPA [ˈdʊŋkl̩haɪ̯t]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,821 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Dunkelheit, with forms such as "ddunkelheit", "dnukelheit", and "duknelheit". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Dunkelheit, spelled D-U-N-K-E-L-H-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein dunkler, lichtarmer Zustand oder Ort
  2. 2
    düsterer, unheimlicher, unklarer Zustand
  3. 3
    fehlende Klarheit, Verständlichkeit (vor allem von Formulierungen)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die in der Höhle herrschende Dunkelheit war absolut.
  2. Der unbekannte Mann verschwand wortlos in der Dunkelheit.

Synonyms

DunkelDüsternisFinsternisSchwärzeDüsterkeitUnklarheitUnverständlichkeit

Antonyms

HelligkeitLicht

This word in other languages

darkness(English)oscuridad(Español)noir(Français)escuridão(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddunkelheit
  • dnukelheit
  • duknelheit
  • duneklheit
  • dunkehleit
  • dunkelehit
  • dunkelheitt
  • dunkelheti
  • dunkelhheit
  • dunkelhiet
  • dunkellheit
  • dunkkelheit
  • dunkleheit
  • dunnkelheit
  • udnkelheit

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Dunkelheit - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ddunkelheit1dnukelheit2duknelheit2duneklheit2dunkehleit2dunkelehit2dunkelheitt1dunkelheti2
Edit distance from "Dunkelheit"

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 "Dunkelheit"?
"Dunkelheit" is spelled D-U-N-K-E-L-H-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdʊŋkl̩haɪ̯t].
What does "Dunkelheit" mean?
As a noun, "Dunkelheit" means: ein dunkler, lichtarmer Zustand oder Ort
What are common misspellings of "Dunkelheit"?
Common misspellings include "ddunkelheit", "dnukelheit", "duknelheit", "duneklheit", "dunkehleit". The correct spelling is "Dunkelheit".
How do you pronounce "Dunkelheit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dunkelheit" is [ˈdʊŋkl̩haɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Dunkelheit" come from?
"Dunkelheit" 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 "Dunkelheit", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list