dunkel
\ˈdʊŋ.kəl\
The verdict
“dunkel” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sombre, foncé, qui est peu éclairé ; qui reçoit peu de lumière ; qui est obscur.
Corpus desk
Index FR-dunkel · dunkel · French
dunkel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dunkel |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈdʊŋ.kəl\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
dunkel is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈdʊŋ.kəl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for dunkel, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is dunkel, spelled D-U-N-K-E-L.
Definition
- 1Sombre, foncé, qui est peu éclairé ; qui reçoit peu de lumière ; qui est obscur.
- 2Sombre, qui est moins éclatant, qui est plus foncé que les autres, en parlant d’une teinte, d’une couleur.
- 3Grave, qui est de fréquence basse, en parlant d’un son.
- 4Obscur, qui n’est pas clair ; qui est inintelligible ; qui ne se fait pas comprendre ou se fait difficilement comprendre.
- 5Sombre, qui est inquiétant ou menaçant.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dunkel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Den Winter als lange, dunkle und recht öde Zeit verbrachte der Ritter in der Regel bei seiner Familie zu Hause.
Neben den Möbelgruppen sind alte Lampenschirme aufgestellt, an der Wand lehnt eine große dunkle Wanduhr, auf den Tischen stehen Vasen mit geschmückten Tannenzweigen.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.