düsterer
[ˈdyːstəʁɐ]
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
- 45,632
- “D” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs düster
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| 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) |
Where “düsterer” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around düsterer (IPA [ˈdyːstəʁɐ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #39,899 among 45,632 “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
- 1Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs düster
- 2Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs düster
- 3Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs düster
- 4Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs düster
- 5Nominativ 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.
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.
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Using “düsterer”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is D-Ü-S-T-E-R-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈdyːstəʁɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “düster” - see the side-by-side comparison. düsterer vs düster
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Same frequency band
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.