Antagonist

[antaɡoˈnɪst]

/[antaɡoˈnɪst]/ noun

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The verdict

“Antagonist” is uncommon German (frequency #73,237 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,237
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Widersacher, Gegner, Gegenspieler

Corpus desk

Index DE-antagonist · Antagonist · German

Antagonist · rank #73,237 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,237
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Anzugträger

Nearest frequency peer: Anzugträger (+2 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Antagonist“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Antagonist“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Antagonist
PropertyValue
HeadwordAntagonist
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[antaɡoˈnɪst]
Letters10
Frequency rank#73,237
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Antagonist“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Antagonistfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Anzugträger“ (#73,239), „anpassungsfähig“ (#73,234), „Apfelschorle“ (#73,240). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Antagonist“ bei #73,237. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Antagonist is uncommon German at frequency #73,237 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [antaɡoˈnɪst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

Antagonist has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Antagonist, spelled A-N-T-A-G-O-N-I-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Widersacher, Gegner, Gegenspieler
  2. 2
    Gegenspieler des Helden
  3. 3
    Substanz, die einen bestimmten Transmitter (Mediator) unter Blockierung eines entsprechenden Rezeptors in seiner Wirkung hemmt, ohne selbst chemisch verändert zu werden
  4. 4
    Muskel, der bei einer Bewegung gedehnt wird
  5. 5
    lebensbedrohliche Störgröße, Feind (Parasit, Krankheitserreger, Räuber)
  6. 6
    Zahn, der einem anderen gegenüberliegt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Antagonist appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Zwar werden die Antagonisten versuchen, Spannungen im feindlichen Lager für ihre Zwecke auszunutzen. Aber derartige Bemühungen sind im Versgleich mit den Kriegszielen auf der internationalen Ebene sekundär.“
  2. „Der Beitrag illustriert Agambens Theorie über die Politik der Ausnahme bei Batman, seine Beziehungen zur normativen Ordnung sowie zu seinen Antagonisten.“

Synonyms

AdversaireFeindGegnerGegenspielerOpponentRivaleWidersacherGegenspielerAntiheld

Antonyms

AgonistSynergistProtagonistSubstratAgonistAgonistSymbiont

This word in other languages

antagonist(English)antagonista(Español)antagoniste(Français)antagonista(Português)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Antagonist"?
"Antagonist" is spelled A-N-T-A-G-O-N-I-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [antaɡoˈnɪst].
What does "Antagonist" mean?
As a noun, "Antagonist" means: Widersacher, Gegner, Gegenspieler
How do you pronounce "Antagonist"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Antagonist" is [antaɡoˈnɪst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Antagonist" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Antagonist", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list