Which to use
“widersprechen” is a verb and “Widersprüche” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,995
- “widersprechen” frequency rank
- #14,464
- “Widersprüche” frequency rank
- 21459
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | widersprechen | Widersprüche |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | auf eine Aussage mit einer gegenteiligen Aussage antworten | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Widerspruch |
Where the eye mixes widersprechen and Widersprüche
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. widersprechen runs 13 letters (CVCVCCCCVCCVC) against Widersprüche's 12 (CVCVCCCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: widersprechen vs Widersprüche
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: widersprechen is [ˌviːdɐˈʃpʁɛçn̩] while Widersprüche is [ˈviːdɐˌʃpʁʏçə]. 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 21459, 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]. Widersprüche is at rank #14,464, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈviːdɐˌʃpʁʏçə].
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 21459, this pair ranks #1,886,014 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of widersprechen vs Widersprüche
Shared letters: cdehiprsw. Private to "widersprechen": n. Private to "Widersprüche": ü.
"widersprechen" · 13 letters · shape CVCVCCCCVCCVC · "Widersprüche" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCCCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- widersprechen ← iwdersprechen · wdiersprechen · widdersprechen · widerpsrechen · widerrsprechen · widersperchen · widerspprechen · widersprcehen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "widersprechen" and "Widersprüche" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "widersprechen" vs "Widersprüche" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "widersprechen" and "Widersprüche" 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 "Widersprüche" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,886,014 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "widersprechen" and "Widersprüche" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Widersprüche 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 #1,886,014 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.