dunkel
dun·kel/ˈdʌŋ.k(ə)l/noun
dunkel is spelled D-U-N-K-E-L: 6 letters and 2 syllables (dun·kel). It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 109,062nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dunkel means “A type of dark German lager, typically ranging in color from amber to dark reddish brown, and characterized by its smooth malty flavor” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dunkel is dunkels.
How many letters and syllables are in dunkel?
| Letters | 6: D-U-N-K-E-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: dun·kel |
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 109,062nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is dunkel?
Dunkel appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 109,062nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce dunkel?
- /ˈdʌŋ.k(ə)l/
Dunkel has 2 syllables, split dun·kel in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-dunkel.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of dunkel
- dunkels plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dunkel mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A type of dark German lager, typically ranging in color from amber to dark reddish brown, and characterized by its smooth malty flavor.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does dunkel come from?
From German dunkel (“dark”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).