dunkler

Name: dunkler, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈdʊŋklɐ]

/[ˈdʊŋklɐ]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“dunkler” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #9,004. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,004
frequency rank, German: 2,764
“D” headwords: 11
tracked misspellings: 10
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-dunkler · dunkler · German

dunkler · rank #9,004 · 11 variants · 10 confusables

FREQ-COMMON #9,004
LEN-LONG 7 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
VAR-MID 11 variants
BOOK-MID 2,764
PHOTO-FINISH double

Nearest frequency peer: double (-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.

diesbezügli…

91,000
Disziplinen

90,999
double

90,998
dunkler

90,997
Ehepaar

90,996
Einblicke

90,995

What this shows „dunkler“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

dunkler vs dünner

57% similar

dunkler vs dunkles

86% similar

dunkler vs dunklere

88% similar

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

Key facts for dunkler
Property	Value
Headword	dunkler
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈdʊŋklɐ]
Letters	7
Frequency rank	#9,004
Misspellings tracked	11
Confusable pairs	10
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „dunkler“

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

#9,004

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „double“ (#9,003), „Ehepaar“ (#9,005), „Disziplinen“ (#9,002). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „dunkler“ bei #9,004. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around dunkler (IPA [ˈdʊŋklɐ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #9,004 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for dunkler, with forms such as "ddunkler", "dnukler", and "duknler". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "dünner", "dunkles", "dunklere", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is dunkler, spelled D-U-N-K-L-E-R.

Definition

1
Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs dunkel
2
Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs dunkel
3
Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs dunkel
4
Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs dunkel
5
Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs dunkel

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

ddunkler
dnukler
duknler
dunkelr
dunkkler
dunklerr
dunkller
dunklre
dunlker
dunnkler
udnkler

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "dunkler"

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 "dunkler"?

"dunkler" is spelled D-U-N-K-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdʊŋklɐ].

What does "dunkler" mean?

As an adjective, "dunkler" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs dunkel

What words are commonly confused with "dunkler"?

"dunkler" is commonly confused with "dünner", "dunkles", "dunklere". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "dunkler"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dunkler" is [ˈdʊŋklɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "dunkler" come from?

"dunkler" 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 "dunkler", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Ehepaar#9,005 erkenne#9,012 erkläre#9,013 besitze#8,991

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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