Which to use
“gegenteilige” and “gegenteiligen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,515
- “gegenteilige” frequency rank
- #45,961
- “gegenteiligen” frequency rank
- 88476
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gegenteilige | gegenteiligen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gegenteilig | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gegenteilig |
Where the eye mixes gegenteilige and gegenteiligen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. gegenteilige runs 12 letters (CVCVCCVVCVCV) against gegenteiligen's 13 (CVCVCCVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gegenteilige and gegenteiligen
A purely visual mix-up. gegenteilige ([ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌtaɪ̯lɪɡə]) and gegenteiligen ([ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌtaɪ̯lɪɡn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “gegenteilige” sits inside “gegenteiligen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 88476, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gegenteilige is recorded at frequency rank #42,515, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌtaɪ̯lɪɡə]. gegenteiligen is at rank #45,961, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌtaɪ̯lɪɡn̩].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 88476, this pair ranks #67,929 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gegenteilige vs gegenteiligen
Shared letters: egilnt. Private to "gegenteilige": -. Private to "gegenteiligen": -.
"gegenteilige" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCVCV · "gegenteiligen" · 13 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gegenteilige ← eggenteilige · geegnteilige · gegenetilige · gegennteilige · gegenteiilge · gegenteilgie · gegenteilieg · gegenteiligge
- gegenteiligen ← eggenteiligen · geegnteiligen · gegenetiligen · gegennteiligen · gegenteiilgen · gegenteilgien · gegenteiliegn · gegenteiligenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gegenteilige" and "gegenteiligen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "gegenteilige" or "gegenteiligen"?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "gegenteilige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gegenteiligen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #67,929 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gegenteilige" and "gegenteiligen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gegenseitigen vs gegenteiligen". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #67,929 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.