dunkle

[ˈdʊŋklə]

/[ˈdʊŋklə]/ adj

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The verdict

“dunkle” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,951. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,951
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dunkel

Corpus desk

Index DE-dunkle · dunkle · German

dunkle · rank #3,951 · 8 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,951
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Diskussionen

Nearest frequency peer: Diskussionen (-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 „dunkle“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „dunkle“ 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).

dunkle vs dünne
50% similar
dunkle vs dunklen
86% similar
dunkle vs dunkler
86% similar

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

Key facts for dunkle
PropertyValue
Headworddunkle
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈdʊŋklə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#3,951
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „dunkle“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.dunkleliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Diskussionen“ (#3,950), „Dialog“ (#3,949), „Einheiten“ (#3,953). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „dunkle“ bei #3,951. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around dunkle (IPA [ˈdʊŋklə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #3,951 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for dunkle, with forms such as "ddunkle", "dnukle", and "duknle". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "dünne", "dunklen", "dunkler", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is dunkle, spelled D-U-N-K-L-E.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddunkle
  • dnukle
  • duknle
  • dunkkle
  • dunklle
  • dunlke
  • dunnkle
  • udnkle

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dunkle - 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.

ddunkle1dnukle2duknle2dunkkle1dunklle1dunlke2dunnkle1udnkle2
Edit distance from "dunkle"

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 "dunkle"?
"dunkle" is spelled D-U-N-K-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdʊŋklə].
What does "dunkle" mean?
As an adjective, "dunkle" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dunkel
What words are commonly confused with "dunkle"?
"dunkle" is commonly confused with "dünne", "dunklen", "dunkler". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dunkle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dunkle" is [ˈdʊŋklə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dunkle" come from?
"dunkle" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "dunkle", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Dialog#3,949Bochum#3,948bergen#3,944fliegt#3,960

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Block8 variantsFüssen8 variantsSzenen8 variantsstars8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list