Antonym
[antoˈnyːm]
The verdict
“Antonym” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Wort, dessen Bedeutung das genaue Gegenteil zu der eines anderen Wortes ausdrückt
Corpus desk
Index DE-antonym · Antonym · German
Antonym · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Antonym |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [antoˈnyːm] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Antonym“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Antonym is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [antoˈnyːm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Wort, dessen Bedeutung das genaue Gegenteil zu der eines anderen Wortes ausdrückt".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Antonym, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Antonym, spelled A-N-T-O-N-Y-M.
Definition
- 1Wort, dessen Bedeutung das genaue Gegenteil zu der eines anderen Wortes ausdrückt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Antonym appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Das Gegensatzwort, das Antonym, muß dagegen meistens mit einem entsprechenden Attribut gekennzeichnet werden…“
„‚Kultur‘ wird aber auch als Antonym zu ‚Zivilisation‘ gesehen.“
Synonyms
Antonyms
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.