dunkelste

[ˈdʊŋkl̩stə]

/[ˈdʊŋkl̩stə]/ adj

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The verdict

“dunkelste” is uncommon German (frequency #69,133 among 45,632 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,133
frequency rank, German
45,632
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs dunkel

Key facts for dunkelste
PropertyValue
Headworddunkelste
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈdʊŋkl̩stə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#69,133
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “dunkelste” 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). dunkelste lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dunkelste is uncommon German at frequency #69,133 among 45,632 “D” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈdʊŋkl̩stə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for dunkelste in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

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 dunkelste, spelled D-U-N-K-E-L-S-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs dunkel
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs dunkel
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs dunkel
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs dunkel
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs dunkel
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs dunkel
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs dunkel
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs dunkel
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs dunkel

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

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

  • The one correct German spelling is D-U-N-K-E-L-S-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈdʊŋkl̩stə] (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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list