dunkler

/[ˈdʊŋklɐ]/ adj

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#9,004

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

10

similar word pairs

dunkler is anGermanadj. It means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs dunkel Pronounced [ˈdʊŋklɐ]. It ranks #9,004 in German word frequency. Often confused with dünner and dunkles.

Key facts for dunkler
PropertyValue
Headworddunkler
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈdʊŋklɐ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#9,004
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of dunkler in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for dunkler is 7 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈdʊŋklɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #9,004 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for dunkler, with forms such as "ddunkler", "dnukler", and "duknler". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, 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, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is dunkler, spelled D-U-N-K-L-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for dunkler

Misspelling Variants of "dunkler"

ddunkler8dnukler7duknler7dunkelr7dunkkler8dunklerr8dunkller8dunklre7
Misspelling Variants of "dunkler"

Frequency rank: #9,004 in German

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 adj, "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. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.