Verdunkelung

[fɛɐ̯ˈdʊŋkəlʊŋ]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈdʊŋkəlʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Verdunkelung” is uncommon German (frequency #78,686 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,686
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Maßnahme, mit der Licht von außen unsichtbar gemacht wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-verdunkelung · Verdunkelung · German

Verdunkelung · rank #78,686 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,686
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH vereinfachend

Nearest frequency peer: vereinfachend (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Verdunkelung“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Verdunkelung“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Verdunkelung
PropertyValue
HeadwordVerdunkelung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈdʊŋkəlʊŋ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#78,686
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Verdunkelung“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Verdunkelungfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „vereinfachend“ (#78,687), „Verbraucherzentralen“ (#78,684), „Vereisung“ (#78,688). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Verdunkelung“ bei #78,686. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Verdunkelung is uncommon German at frequency #78,686 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈdʊŋkəlʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Verdunkelung doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Verdunkelung, spelled V-E-R-D-U-N-K-E-L-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Maßnahme, mit der Licht von außen unsichtbar gemacht wird
  2. 2
    Verdeckung einer Lichtquelle durch einen natürlichen Vorgang
  3. 3
    Maßnahme gegen die mögliche Aufdeckung einer unrechtmäßigen Handlung

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Verdunkelung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Ich kenne nur noch Verdunkelungen und den Bombenregen aus dem lichtlosen Dunkel, und dann Okkupationen und Furcht und Verstecken und Kälte.“

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 "Verdunkelung"?
"Verdunkelung" is spelled V-E-R-D-U-N-K-E-L-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈdʊŋkəlʊŋ].
What does "Verdunkelung" mean?
As a noun, "Verdunkelung" means: Maßnahme, mit der Licht von außen unsichtbar gemacht wird
How do you pronounce "Verdunkelung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Verdunkelung" is [fɛɐ̯ˈdʊŋkəlʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Verdunkelung" come from?
"Verdunkelung" 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 "Verdunkelung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Verformungen#78,690Verkaufsraum#78,693Verlinkungen#78,697Urteilskraft#78,674

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list