Dunkeln

[ˈdʊŋkl̩n]

/[ˈdʊŋkl̩n]/ noun

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The verdict

“Dunkeln” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #7,456. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,456
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Substantivs Dunkles

Corpus desk

Index DE-dunkeln · Dunkeln · German

Dunkeln · rank #7,456 · 10 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,456
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH direkter

Nearest frequency peer: direkter (-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 „Dunkeln“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Dunkeln“ 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).

Dunkeln vs dunkle
57% similar
Dunkeln vs dünnen
43% similar
Dunkeln vs dunklen
57% similar

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

Key facts for Dunkeln
PropertyValue
HeadwordDunkeln
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdʊŋkl̩n]
Letters7
Frequency rank#7,456
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Dunkeln“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Dunkelnliegt 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: „direkter“ (#7,455), „ehemals“ (#7,457), „Diensten“ (#7,454). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Dunkeln“ bei #7,456. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Dunkeln (IPA [ˈdʊŋkl̩n]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,456 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 20 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Dunkeln, with forms such as "ddunkeln", "dnukeln", and "dukneln". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "dunkle", "dünnen", "dunklen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Dunkeln, spelled D-U-N-K-E-L-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Substantivs Dunkles
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Substantivs Dunkles
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Flexion des Substantivs Dunkles
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural der starken Flexion des Substantivs Dunkles
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Substantivs Dunkles
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Substantivs Dunkles
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Substantivs Dunkles
  8. 8
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der schwachen Flexion des Substantivs Dunkles
  9. 9
    Dativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Flexion des Substantivs Dunkles
  10. 10
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der schwachen Flexion des Substantivs Dunkles
  11. 11
    Dativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Flexion des Substantivs Dunkles
  12. 12
    Plural der schwachen Flexion des Substantivs Dunkles
  13. 13
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Substantivs Dunkles
  14. 14
    Dativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Substantivs Dunkles
  15. 15
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Substantivs Dunkles
  16. 16
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Substantivs Dunkles
  17. 17
    Dativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Substantivs Dunkles
  18. 18
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der gemischten Flexion des Substantivs Dunkles
  19. 19
    Dativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Flexion des Substantivs Dunkles
  20. 20
    Plural der gemischten Flexion des Substantivs Dunkles

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddunkeln
  • dnukeln
  • dukneln
  • dunekln
  • dunkelln
  • dunkelnn
  • dunkenl
  • dunkkeln
  • dunnkeln
  • udnkeln

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddunkeln1dnukeln2dukneln2dunekln2dunkelln1dunkelnn1dunkenl2dunkkeln1
Edit distance from "Dunkeln"

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 "Dunkeln"?
"Dunkeln" is spelled D-U-N-K-E-L-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdʊŋkl̩n].
What does "Dunkeln" mean?
As a noun, "Dunkeln" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Substantivs Dunkles
What words are commonly confused with "Dunkeln"?
"Dunkeln" is commonly confused with "dunkle", "dünnen", "dunklen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Dunkeln"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dunkeln" is [ˈdʊŋkl̩n]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Dunkeln" come from?
"Dunkeln" 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 "Dunkeln", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ehemals#7,457Clemens#7,450Filiale#7,467Flieger#7,468

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Biologie10 variantsFlorida10 variantsJapaner10 variantsMotoren10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list