dünn

[dʏn]

/[dʏn]/ adj

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The verdict

“dünn” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #5,934) as an adjective. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#5,934
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von geringer Dicke

Corpus desk

Index DE-dunn · dünn · German

dünn · rank #5,934 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,934
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Duell

Nearest frequency peer: Duell (-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.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „dünn“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „dünn“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

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).

dünn vs duo
25% similar
dünn vs Dur
0% similar
dünn vs Dus
0% similar

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

Key facts for dünn
PropertyValue
Headworddünn
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[dʏn]
Letters4
Frequency rank#5,934
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „dünn“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).dünnliegt auf dieser Marke:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Duell“ (#5,933), „eingetragen“ (#5,935), „Download“ (#5,932). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „dünn“ bei #5,934. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for dünn is neighbouring look-alikes ("duo", "Dur", …), not just typos; it is anadjective pronounced [dʏn]. Frequency #5,934 among 2,764 “D” headwords. 5 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for dünn, with forms such as "ddünn", "dnün", and "dün". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "duo", "Dur", "Dus", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is dünn, spelled D-Ü-N-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    von geringer Dicke
  2. 2
    wenig ausmachend, von geringem Ausmaß
  3. 3
    viel Wasser oder Flüssigkeit enthaltend; wenig gehaltvoll an Nährstoffen
  4. 4
    wenig gehaltvoll in der Aussage, wenig fundiert
  5. 5
    kraftlos, leise

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how dünn appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ich hätte gerne eine dünne Scheibe Brot.
  2. Das ist ja mal ein dünnes Kind.

Synonyms

magerschmalspärlichdürftigschwach

Antonyms

dick

This word in other languages

thin(English)delgado(Español)mince(Français)magro(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddünn
  • dnün
  • dün
  • üdnn

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dünn - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ddünn1dnün2dün1üdnn2
Edit distance from "dünn"

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 "dünn"?
"dünn" is spelled D-Ü-N-N. The IPA pronunciation is [dʏn].
What does "dünn" mean?
As an adjective, "dünn" means: von geringer Dicke
What words are commonly confused with "dünn"?
"dünn" is commonly confused with "duo", "Dur", "Dus". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dünn"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dünn" is [dʏn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dünn" come from?
"dünn" 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 "dünn", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Cola#5,928Heer#5,963Horn#5,965steh#5,884

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list