Which to use
“widerspreche” is a verb and “Widerspruchs” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,881
- “widerspreche” frequency rank
- #40,323
- “Widerspruchs” frequency rank
- 72204
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | widerspreche | Widerspruchs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs widersprechen | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Widerspruch |
Where the eye mixes widerspreche and Widerspruchs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. widerspreche (CVCVCCCCVCCV) and Widerspruchs (CVCVCCCCVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: widerspreche vs Widerspruchs
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: widerspreche is [ˌviːdɐˈʃpʁɛçə] while Widerspruchs is [ˈviːdɐˌʃpʁʊxs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72204, 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]. Widerspruchs is at rank #40,323, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈviːdɐˌʃpʁʊxs].
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 72204, this pair ranks #394,819 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of widerspreche vs Widerspruchs
Shared letters: cdehiprsw. Private to "widerspreche": -. Private to "Widerspruchs": u.
"widerspreche" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCCCCVCCV · "Widerspruchs" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCCCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- widerspreche ← iwderspreche · wdierspreche · widderspreche · widerpsreche · widerrspreche · widersperche · widersppreche · widersprcehe
- Widerspruchs ← iwderspruchs · wdierspruchs · widderspruchs · widerpsruchs · widerrspruchs · widersppruchs · widersprcuhs · widersprruchs
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "widerspreche" and "Widerspruchs" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "widerspreche" vs "Widerspruchs" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "widerspreche" and "Widerspruchs" 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 "Widerspruchs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #394,819 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "widerspreche" and "Widerspruchs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Widersprüchen vs Widerspruchs". 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 #394,819 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.