Which to use
“widersprechen” and “widersprochen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,995
- “widersprechen” frequency rank
- #23,376
- “widersprochen” frequency rank
- 30371
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | widersprechen | widersprochen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | auf eine Aussage mit einer gegenteiligen Aussage antworten | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs widersprechen |
Where the eye mixes widersprechen and widersprochen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. widersprechen and widersprochen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between widersprechen and widersprochen
A purely visual mix-up. widersprechen ([ˌviːdɐˈʃpʁɛçn̩]) and widersprochen ([ˌviːdɐˈʃpʁɔxn̩]) 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 a single letter - e in “widersprechen” becomes o in “widersprochen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30371, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
widersprechen is recorded at frequency rank #6,995, classified as averb, pronounced [ˌviːdɐˈʃpʁɛçn̩]. widersprochen is at rank #23,376, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˌviːdɐˈʃpʁɔxn̩].
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 30371, this pair ranks #1,749,245 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of widersprechen vs widersprochen
Shared letters: cdehinprsw. Private to "widersprechen": -. Private to "widersprochen": o.
"widersprechen" · 13 letters · shape CVCVCCCCVCCVC · "widersprochen" · 13 letters · shape CVCVCCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- widersprechen ← iwdersprechen · wdiersprechen · widdersprechen · widerpsrechen · widerrsprechen · widersperchen · widerspprechen · widersprcehen
- widersprochen ← iwdersprochen · wdiersprochen · widdersprochen · widerpsrochen · widerrsprochen · widersporchen · widerspprochen · widersprcohen
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "widersprechen" and "widersprochen" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "widersprechen" or "widersprochen" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "widersprechen" and "widersprochen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "widersprechen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "widersprochen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,749,245 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "widersprechen" and "widersprochen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "widersprochen 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 #1,749,245 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.