verdunkeln
German, verb[fɛɐ̯ˈdʊŋkl̩n]
verdunkeln is spelled V-E-R-D-U-N-K-E-L-N (10 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 61,377th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Verdunkeln is a German verb meaning “to darken, to dim, to shade” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “dunkel machen”.
What does verdunkeln mean in English?
verb
- 1
to darken, to dim, to shade
- 2
to obscure, to conceal
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. dunkel machen 2. vernichten oder ändern von Beweismitteln; beeinflussen von Zeugen oder Mitbeschuldigten
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 verdunkeln
- verdunkelt present singular third-person
- verdunkelte past
- haben auxiliary
- verdunkelnd participle present
- verdunkle first-person indicative present
- verdunkele first-person indicative present
- verdunkel first-person indicative present
- verdunkelst indicative present second-person
- verdunkelest second-person singular subjunctive
- verdunklest second-person singular subjunctive
- verdunkelet plural second-person subjunctive
- verdunklet plural second-person subjunctive
- verdunkelten first-person indicative plural
- verdunkeltest indicative preterite second-person
- verdunkeltet indicative plural preterite
- verdunkle! imperative singular
- verdunkelt! imperative plural
- verdunkelt haben active infinitive perfect
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce verdunkeln?
- [fɛɐ̯ˈdʊŋkl̩n]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to verdunkeln
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is verdunkeln in German?
verdunkeln appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).