dunkelrote

[ˈdʊŋkl̩ˌʁoːtə]

/[ˈdʊŋkl̩ˌʁoːtə]/ adj

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The verdict

“dunkelrote” is uncommon German (frequency #85,142 among 45,632 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,142
frequency rank, German
45,632
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs dunkelrot

Key facts for dunkelrote
PropertyValue
Headworddunkelrote
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈdʊŋkl̩ˌʁoːtə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#85,142
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “dunkelrote” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). dunkelrote lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dunkelrote is uncommon German at frequency #85,142 among 45,632 “D” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈdʊŋkl̩ˌʁoːtə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 11 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for dunkelrote in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is dunkelrote, spelled D-U-N-K-E-L-R-O-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs dunkelrot
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs dunkelrot
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs dunkelrot
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs dunkelrot
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs dunkelrot
  6. 6
    Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs dunkelrot
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs dunkelrot
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs dunkelrot
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs dunkelrot
  10. 10
    Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs dunkelrot
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs dunkelrot

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 "dunkelrote"?
"dunkelrote" is spelled D-U-N-K-E-L-R-O-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdʊŋkl̩ˌʁoːtə].
What does "dunkelrote" mean?
As an adjective, "dunkelrote" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs dunkelrot
How do you pronounce "dunkelrote"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dunkelrote" is [ˈdʊŋkl̩ˌʁoːtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dunkelrote" come from?
"dunkelrote" 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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Using “dunkelrote”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is D-U-N-K-E-L-R-O-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈdʊŋkl̩ˌʁoːtə] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list