Which to use
“widerspreche” is a verb and “Widerspruch” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,881
- “widerspreche” frequency rank
- #4,086
- “Widerspruch” frequency rank
- 35967
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | widerspreche | Widerspruch |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs widersprechen | logische Unvereinbarkeit mehrerer gegensätzlicher Informationen |
Where the eye mixes widerspreche and Widerspruch
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. widerspreche runs 12 letters (CVCVCCCCVCCV) against Widerspruch's 11 (CVCVCCCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: widerspreche vs Widerspruch
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: widerspreche is [ˌviːdɐˈʃpʁɛçə] while Widerspruch is [ˈviːdɐˌʃpʁʊx]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35967, 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]. Widerspruch is at rank #4,086, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈviːdɐˌʃpʁʊx].
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 35967, this pair ranks #1,627,198 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of widerspreche vs Widerspruch
Shared letters: cdehiprsw. Private to "widerspreche": -. Private to "Widerspruch": u.
"widerspreche" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCCCCVCCV · "Widerspruch" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- widerspreche ← iwderspreche · wdierspreche · widderspreche · widerpsreche · widerrspreche · widersperche · widersppreche · widersprcehe
- Widerspruch ← iwderspruch · wdierspruch · widderspruch · widerpsruch · widerrspruch · widersppruch · widersprcuh · widersprruch
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "widerspreche" for "Widerspruch" ever safe?
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What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "widerspreche" and "Widerspruch" 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 "Widerspruch" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,627,198 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "widerspreche" and "Widerspruch" 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 #1,627,198 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.