antithèse

[ɑ̃.ti.tɛz]

/[ɑ̃.ti.tɛz]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stilmittel, bei dem zwei gegensätzliche Begriffe gegenübergestellt werden; Antithese, Gegensatz

Corpus desk

Index DE-antithese · antithèse · German

antithèse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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 antithèse
PropertyValue
Headwordantithèse
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɑ̃.ti.tɛz]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „antithèse“ im Deutschen

antithèseliegt 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

antithèse is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɑ̃.ti.tɛz]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Stilmittel, bei dem zwei gegensätzliche Begriffe gegenübergestellt werden; Antithese, Gegensatz".

antithèse has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is antithèse, spelled A-N-T-I-T-H-È-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Stilmittel, bei dem zwei gegensätzliche Begriffe gegenübergestellt werden; Antithese, Gegensatz

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 "antithèse"?
"antithèse" is spelled A-N-T-I-T-H-È-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɑ̃.ti.tɛz].
What does "antithèse" mean?
As a noun, "antithèse" means: Stilmittel, bei dem zwei gegensätzliche Begriffe gegenübergestellt werden; Antithese, Gegensatz
How do you pronounce "antithèse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "antithèse" is [ɑ̃.ti.tɛz]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "antithèse" come from?
"antithèse" 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