dunkelschwarz

[ˈdʊŋkl̩ˌʃvaʁt͡s]

/[ˈdʊŋkl̩ˌʃvaʁt͡s]/ adj

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The verdict

“dunkelschwarz” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - in einem sehr intensiven Schwarz

Corpus desk

Index DE-dunkelschwarz · dunkelschwarz · German

dunkelschwarz · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for dunkelschwarz
PropertyValue
Headworddunkelschwarz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈdʊŋkl̩ˌʃvaʁt͡s]
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “dunkelschwarz” sits in German frequency

dunkelschwarz falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dunkelschwarz is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈdʊŋkl̩ˌʃvaʁt͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in einem sehr intensiven Schwarz".

Zero misspellings are on record for dunkelschwarz in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is dunkelschwarz, spelled D-U-N-K-E-L-S-C-H-W-A-R-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    in einem sehr intensiven Schwarz

Synonyms

tiefschwarz

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dunkelschwarz"?
"dunkelschwarz" is spelled D-U-N-K-E-L-S-C-H-W-A-R-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdʊŋkl̩ˌʃvaʁt͡s].
What does "dunkelschwarz" mean?
As an adjective, "dunkelschwarz" means: in einem sehr intensiven Schwarz
How do you pronounce "dunkelschwarz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dunkelschwarz" is [ˈdʊŋkl̩ˌʃvaʁt͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dunkelschwarz" come from?
"dunkelschwarz" 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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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