dünsten

[ˈdʏnstn̩]

/[ˈdʏnstn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“dünsten” is uncommon German (frequency #74,501 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,501
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Speisen im geschlossenen Gefäß garen

Corpus desk

Index DE-dunsten · dünsten · German

dünsten · rank #74,501 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #74,501
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH durchgefahren

Nearest frequency peer: durchgefahren (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „dünsten“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for dünsten
PropertyValue
Headworddünsten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈdʏnstn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#74,501
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „dünsten“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).dünstenfällt 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: „durchgefahren“ (#74,500), „Ehrenrunde“ (#74,503), „drückend“ (#74,498). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „dünsten“ bei #74,501. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dünsten is uncommon German at frequency #74,501 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈdʏnstn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for dünsten, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 dünsten, spelled D-Ü-N-S-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Speisen im geschlossenen Gefäß garen
  2. 2
    dampfen, Dampf verbreiten, Feuchtigkeit von sich geben

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Gemüse ist leichter verdaulich, wenn es gedünstet wurde.
  2. Die verschwitzte Kleidung dünstet noch lange unangenehm riechend.

Synonyms

andünstenausdünsten

This word in other languages

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 "dünsten"?
"dünsten" is spelled D-Ü-N-S-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdʏnstn̩].
What does "dünsten" mean?
As a verb, "dünsten" means: Speisen im geschlossenen Gefäß garen
How do you pronounce "dünsten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dünsten" is [ˈdʏnstn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dünsten" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list