Dünndarm

[ˈdʏnˌdaʁm]

/[ˈdʏnˌdaʁm]/ noun

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The verdict

“Dünndarm” is uncommon German (frequency #61,436 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,436
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Teil des menschlichen Verdauungstraktes, der zwischen Magen und Dickdarm liegt

Corpus desk

Index DE-dunndarm · Dünndarm · German

Dünndarm · rank #61,436 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,436
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Dynastien

Nearest frequency peer: Dynastien (-2 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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Dünndarm“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Dünndarm“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Dünndarm
PropertyValue
HeadwordDünndarm
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdʏnˌdaʁm]
Letters8
Frequency rank#61,436
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Dünndarm“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Dünndarmfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Dynastien“ (#61,434), „EADS“ (#61,439), „effektivere“ (#61,440). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Dünndarm“ bei #61,436. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Dünndarm is uncommon German at frequency #61,436 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdʏnˌdaʁm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein Teil des menschlichen Verdauungstraktes, der zwischen Magen und Dickdarm liegt".

Zero misspellings are on record for Dünndarm in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Dünndarm, spelled D-Ü-N-N-D-A-R-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Teil des menschlichen Verdauungstraktes, der zwischen Magen und Dickdarm liegt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Der Dünndarm besteht aus Zwölffingerdarm, Leerdarm und Krummdarm.

Antonyms

Dickdarm

This word in other languages

small intestine(English)intestino delgado(Español)intestin grêle(Français)

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 "Dünndarm"?
"Dünndarm" is spelled D-Ü-N-N-D-A-R-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdʏnˌdaʁm].
What does "Dünndarm" mean?
As a noun, "Dünndarm" means: ein Teil des menschlichen Verdauungstraktes, der zwischen Magen und Dickdarm liegt
How do you pronounce "Dünndarm"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dünndarm" is [ˈdʏnˌdaʁm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Dünndarm" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list