Noun
die Dunkelziffer
Pronunciation: /ˈdʊŋkəlˌt͡sɪfɐ/
dark figure (estimated number of unreported cases)
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plural Dunkelziffern
Meanings
Noun
- dark figure (estimated number of unreported cases)
Example sentence
Die Dunkelziffer liegt vermutlich weit höher.
The number of unreported cases is presumably far higher.
Word forms
singular
die Dunkelziffer
plural
die Dunkelziffern
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Dunkelziffer
Accusativedie Dunkelziffer
Dativeder Dunkelziffer
Genitiveder Dunkelziffer
Plural
Nominativedie Dunkelziffern
Accusativedie Dunkelziffern
Dativeden Dunkelziffern
Genitiveder Dunkelziffern
Usage
- eine hohe Dunkelziffer vermuten — Suspect a large number of unreported cases.
- Dunkelziffer / registrierte Fälle — Unrecorded cases versus those officially recorded.
Die Studie versuchte, die Dunkelziffer der Vorfälle abzuschätzen.
The study tried to estimate the number of unreported incidents.