Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dunkel

/ˈdʌn.kəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.88 in modern English

Syllables: dun-kel
IPA: /ˈdʌn.kəl/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of dark German lager, typically ranging in color from amber to dark reddish brown, and characterized by its smooth malty flavor.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A surname from German.

Example Sentences

"I drank dunkel export beer in the Bier Halle where all the girls were called Therese;"
"Recently, for instance, he brewed all dunkels for a period, only with different yeast strains."
"Bavarian dunkels are deep reddish-brown in colour."
"Dunkels tend to be moderately hopped, made using dark malts, and offer malty, toffee, chocolate flavours. While weissbiers, helles and dunkels are not actually indigenous to Germany, altbier has its origins around the city of Düsseldorf,[…]."

Etymology

From German dunkel (“dark”).

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: dunkel

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈdʌn.kəl/

Usage

Inflected Forms

dunkels (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Dunkle

Rhymes With

uncle kunkel runkle granduncle kunkle dunkle gunkel runkel caruncle

Questions

How do you pronounce dunkel?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdʌn.kəl/.
What does dunkel mean?: A type of dark German lager, typically ranging in color from amber to dark reddish brown, and characterized by its smooth malty flavor.
Where does dunkel come from?: It is traced to German.

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