düsterer

Name: düsterer, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈdyːstəʁɐ]

/[ˈdyːstəʁɐ]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“düsterer” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #39,899. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,899
frequency rank, German: 2,764
“D” headwords: 11
tracked misspellings: 3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs düster

Corpus desk

Index DE-dusterer · düsterer · German

düsterer · rank #39,899 · 11 variants · 3 confusables

FREQ-MID #39,899
LEN-LONG 8 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
VAR-MID 11 variants
BOOK-MID 2,764
PHOTO-FINISH Dämpfe

Nearest frequency peer: Dämpfe (-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.

Dummheiten

60,105
Durchzug

60,104
Dämpfe

60,103
düsterer

60,102
Eberle

60,101
Ehrenmal

60,100

What this shows „düsterer“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

düsterer vs düster

75% similar

düsterer vs düstere

88% similar

düsterer vs düsteren

88% similar

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

Key facts for düsterer
Property	Value
Headword	düsterer
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈdyːstəʁɐ]
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#39,899
Misspellings tracked	11
Confusable pairs	3
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „düsterer“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.düstererliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#39,899

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Dämpfe“ (#39,898), „Eberle“ (#39,900), „Durchzug“ (#39,897). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „düsterer“ bei #39,899. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around düsterer (IPA [ˈdyːstəʁɐ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #39,899 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for düsterer, with forms such as "ddüsterer", "dsüterer", and "düsetrer". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "düster", "düstere", "düsteren", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is düsterer, spelled D-Ü-S-T-E-R-E-R.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

ddüsterer
dsüterer
düsetrer
düssterer
düsteerr
düstererr
düsterrer
düstreer
düstterer
dütserer
üdsterer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "düsterer"

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 "düsterer"?

"düsterer" is spelled D-Ü-S-T-E-R-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdyːstəʁɐ].

What does "düsterer" mean?

As an adjective, "düsterer" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs düster

What words are commonly confused with "düsterer"?

"düsterer" is commonly confused with "düster", "düstere", "düsteren". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "düsterer"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "düsterer" is [ˈdyːstəʁɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "düsterer" come from?

"düsterer" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Durchzug#39,897 Ehrenmal#39,901 dubiosen#39,895 Diskurse#39,890

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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