Dunkelziffer
[ˈdʊŋkl̩ˌt͡sɪfɐ]
The verdict
“Dunkelziffer” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #30,011. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #30,011
- frequency rank, German
- 2,764
- “D” headwords
- 17
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - geschätzte Zahl/Anzahl von Ereignissen oder Fällen, die in offiziellen Statistiken nicht erfasst sind
Corpus desk
Index DE-dunkelziffer · Dunkelziffer · German
Dunkelziffer · rank #30,011 · 17 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #30,011
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 17 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,764
- PHOTO-FINISH Dunst
Nearest frequency peer: Dunst (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Dunkelziffer”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- drag
drag
69,993 corpus weight
- Dreher
Dreher
69,992 corpus weight
- Dunkelziffer
Dunkelziffer
69,990 corpus weight
- Dunst
Dunst
69,989 corpus weight
- durchgelesen
durchgelesen
69,988 corpus weight
- dümmsten
dümmsten
69,987 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Dunkelziffer” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Dunkelziffer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈdʊŋkl̩ˌt͡sɪfɐ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #30,011 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Dunkelziffer” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 17 spelling variants around Dunkelziffer (IPA [ˈdʊŋkl̩ˌt͡sɪfɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #30,011 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "geschätzte Zahl/Anzahl von Ereignissen oder Fällen, die in offiziellen Statistiken nicht erfasst sind".
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Dunkelziffer, with forms such as "ddunkelziffer", "dnukelziffer", and "duknelziffer". 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. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Dunkelziffer, spelled D-U-N-K-E-L-Z-I-F-F-E-R.
Definition
- 1geschätzte Zahl/Anzahl von Ereignissen oder Fällen, die in offiziellen Statistiken nicht erfasst sind
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Dunkelziffer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In China sollen laut Behörden pro Jahr etwa 3.400 Menschen hingerichtet werden, es wird jedoch vermutet, dass die Dunkelziffer bei circa 10.000 Todesstrafen liegt.
Eine Dunkelziffer wird oftmals bewusst von Organisationen oder Ländern geheim gehalten, da die offizielle Anerkennung sie in ein schlechtes Licht rücken würden.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ddunkelziffer
- dnukelziffer
- duknelziffer
- duneklziffer
- dunkelizffer
- dunkellziffer
- dunkelzfifer
- dunkelzifefr
- dunkelzifer
- dunkelzifferr
- dunkelziffre
- dunkelzziffer
- dunkezliffer
- dunkkelziffer
- dunkleziffer
- dunnkelziffer
- udnkelziffer
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Dunkelziffer - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Dunkelziffer", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- 17 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #30,011 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
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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.