Düsterkeit
German, noun/ˈdyːstɐkaɪ̯t/
Düsterkeit is spelled D-Ü-S-T-E-R-K-E-I-T (10 letters) and appears about once in every 26 million words in written German, the 293,729th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Düsterkeit is a German feminine noun meaning “gloominess, dreariness, sombreness; gloom, darkness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Zustand, bei dem etwas schlecht beleuchtet/von wenig Licht erhellt ist; Zustand relativer Dunkelheit”.
What does Düsterkeit mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininegloominess, dreariness, sombreness; gloom, darkness
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Zustand, bei dem etwas schlecht beleuchtet/von wenig Licht erhellt ist; Zustand relativer Dunkelheit 2. gedrückte, niedergeschlagene Stimmung
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Düsterkeit
- Düsterkeiten plural
- Düsterheit variant
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Düsterkeit?
- /ˈdyːstɐkaɪ̯t/
- [ˈdyːstɐkaɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Düsterkeit in German?
Düsterkeit appears about once in every 26 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).