dunklen

[ˈdʊŋklən]

/[ˈdʊŋklən]/ adj

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The verdict

“dunklen” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,111. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,111
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs dunkel

Corpus desk

Index DE-dunklen · dunklen · German

dunklen · rank #4,111 · 10 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,111
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Dreck

Nearest frequency peer: Dreck (-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 „dunklen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „dunklen“ 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).

dunklen vs dünnen
57% similar
dunklen vs dunkler
86% similar
dunklen vs dunkles
86% similar

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

Key facts for dunklen
PropertyValue
Headworddunklen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈdʊŋklən]
Letters7
Frequency rank#4,111
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „dunklen“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Dreck“ (#4,110), „Durchführung“ (#4,112), „digital“ (#4,109). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „dunklen“ bei #4,111. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around dunklen (IPA [ˈdʊŋklən]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #4,111 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 20 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for dunklen, with forms such as "ddunklen", "dnuklen", and "duknlen". 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. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "dünnen", "dunkler", "dunkles", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is dunklen, spelled D-U-N-K-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs dunkel
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs dunkel
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs dunkel
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural der starken Flexion des Adjektivs dunkel
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs dunkel
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs dunkel
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs dunkel
  8. 8
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs dunkel
  9. 9
    Dativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs dunkel
  10. 10
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs dunkel
  11. 11
    Dativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs dunkel
  12. 12
    Plural der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs dunkel
  13. 13
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs dunkel
  14. 14
    Dativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs dunkel
  15. 15
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs dunkel
  16. 16
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs dunkel
  17. 17
    Dativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs dunkel
  18. 18
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs dunkel
  19. 19
    Dativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs dunkel
  20. 20
    Plural der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs dunkel

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddunklen
  • dnuklen
  • duknlen
  • dunkklen
  • dunklenn
  • dunkllen
  • dunklne
  • dunlken
  • dunnklen
  • udnklen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddunklen1dnuklen2duknlen2dunkklen1dunklenn1dunkllen1dunklne2dunlken2
Edit distance from "dunklen"

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 "dunklen"?
"dunklen" is spelled D-U-N-K-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdʊŋklən].
What does "dunklen" mean?
As an adjective, "dunklen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs dunkel
What words are commonly confused with "dunklen"?
"dunklen" is commonly confused with "dünnen", "dunkler", "dunkles". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dunklen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dunklen" is [ˈdʊŋklən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dunklen" come from?
"dunklen" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

digital#4,109erfährt#4,116bestens#4,104geprüft#4,120

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

belegen10 variantsgeringe10 variantsbefreit10 variantsgoldene10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list