antagonistisch
[antaɡoˈnɪstɪʃ]
The verdict
“antagonistisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einander entgegenwirkend
Corpus desk
Index DE-antagonistisch · antagonistisch · German
antagonistisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | antagonistisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [antaɡoˈnɪstɪʃ] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „antagonistisch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
antagonistisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [antaɡoˈnɪstɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "einander entgegenwirkend".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for antagonistisch, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is antagonistisch, spelled A-N-T-A-G-O-N-I-S-T-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1einander entgegenwirkend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how antagonistisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Manche in der großen Koalition wirken eher antagonistisch als kooperativ.
„Im Streit um einen Ausweg aus der verfahrenen Lage bildeten sich zwei antagonistische Gruppierungen heraus.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.