Dünung
[ˈdyːnʊŋ]
The verdict
“Dünung” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Welle, die nicht von aktuellen Ereignissen wie Wind oder Ähnlichem herrührt
Corpus desk
Index DE-dunung · Dünung · German
Dünung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Dünung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈdyːnʊŋ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Dünung“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Dünung is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdyːnʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Welle, die nicht von aktuellen Ereignissen wie Wind oder Ähnlichem herrührt".
Dünung doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Dünung, spelled D-Ü-N-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1Welle, die nicht von aktuellen Ereignissen wie Wind oder Ähnlichem herrührt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Dünung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Den nach Abflauen des Windes noch auslaufenden Seegang bezeichnet man als Dünung oder auch Schwell.
„Er trat in den Morgendunst hinaus und ließ seine Augen über die Bucht schweifen, wo jetzt 15 Schiffe in der relativ ruhigen Dünung jenseits der Brecher dümpelten.“
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.