Which to use
“widerspreche” and “widersprechen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,881
- “widerspreche” frequency rank
- #6,995
- “widersprechen” frequency rank
- 38876
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | widerspreche | widersprechen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs widersprechen | auf eine Aussage mit einer gegenteiligen Aussage antworten |
Where the eye mixes widerspreche and widersprechen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. widerspreche runs 12 letters (CVCVCCCCVCCV) against widersprechen's 13 (CVCVCCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: widerspreche vs widersprechen
A purely visual mix-up. widerspreche ([ˌviːdɐˈʃpʁɛçə]) and widersprechen ([ˌviːdɐˈʃpʁɛçn̩]) 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) - “widerspreche” sits inside “widersprechen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38876, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
widerspreche is recorded at frequency rank #31,881, classified as averb, pronounced [ˌviːdɐˈʃpʁɛçə]. widersprechen is at rank #6,995, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˌviːdɐˈʃpʁɛçn̩].
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 38876, this pair ranks #1,552,292 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of widerspreche vs widersprechen
Shared letters: cdehiprsw. Private to "widerspreche": -. Private to "widersprechen": n.
"widerspreche" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCCCCVCCV · "widersprechen" · 13 letters · shape CVCVCCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- widerspreche ← iwderspreche · wdierspreche · widderspreche · widerpsreche · widerrspreche · widersperche · widersppreche · widersprcehe
- widersprechen ← iwdersprechen · wdiersprechen · widdersprechen · widerpsrechen · widerrsprechen · widersperchen · widerspprechen · widersprcehen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "widerspreche" and "widersprechen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "widerspreche" or "widersprechen" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "widerspreche" and "widersprechen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "widerspreche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "widersprechen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,552,292 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "widerspreche" and "widersprechen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "widerspreche vs Widersprüchen". 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 #1,552,292 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.