Antiheld

[ˈantihɛlt]

/[ˈantihɛlt]/ noun

The verdict

“Antiheld” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Protagonist, der durch Fehler und negative Eigenschaften auffällt

Corpus desk

Index DE-antiheld · Antiheld · German

Antiheld · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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.

Key facts for Antiheld
PropertyValue
HeadwordAntiheld
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈantihɛlt]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Antiheld“ im Deutschen

Antiheldliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Antiheld is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈantihɛlt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Protagonist, der durch Fehler und negative Eigenschaften auffällt".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Antiheld in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Antiheld, spelled A-N-T-I-H-E-L-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Protagonist, der durch Fehler und negative Eigenschaften auffällt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Die Protagonisten sind in diesen Werken letztlich Antihelden und sterben einen geistigen und (bzw. oder) physischen Tod, weil sie sich von unbewußten, archaischen Inhalten fremdbestimmen lassen.“

Synonyms

Gegenheld

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Antiheld"?
"Antiheld" is spelled A-N-T-I-H-E-L-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈantihɛlt].
What does "Antiheld" mean?
As a noun, "Antiheld" means: Protagonist, der durch Fehler und negative Eigenschaften auffällt
How do you pronounce "Antiheld"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Antiheld" is [ˈantihɛlt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Antiheld" come from?
"Antiheld" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list