dagegen

/[daˈɡeːɡn̩]/ adv

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#631

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

dagegen is anGermanadv. It means: gegen eine Sache; so, dass man einer Sache abgeneigt ist Pronounced [daˈɡeːɡn̩]. It ranks #631 in German word frequency. Often confused with Degen and daneben.

Key facts for dagegen
PropertyValue
Headworddagegen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdv
IPA[daˈɡeːɡn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#631
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of dagegen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for dagegen is 7 letters long, classified as anadv, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [daˈɡeːɡn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #631 in overall German word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for dagegen, with forms such as "adgegen", "daeggen", and "dageegn". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Degen", "daneben", "Dateien", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is dagegen, spelled D-A-G-E-G-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    gegen eine Sache; so, dass man einer Sache abgeneigt ist
  2. 2
    auf der anderen Seite, im Gegensatz dazu
  3. 3
    im Vergleich dazu
  4. 4
    nicht der Ansicht seiend

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: adgegen,daeggen,dageegn,dagegenn,dageggen,dagegne,daggeen,daggegen,ddagegen,dgaegen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for dagegen

Misspelling Variants of "dagegen"

adgegen7daeggen7dageegn7dagegenn8dageggen8dagegne7daggeen7daggegen8
Misspelling Variants of "dagegen"

Frequency rank: #631 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dagegen"?
"dagegen" is spelled D-A-G-E-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [daˈɡeːɡn̩].
What does "dagegen" mean?
As an adv, "dagegen" means: gegen eine Sache; so, dass man einer Sache abgeneigt ist
What words are commonly confused with "dagegen"?
"dagegen" is commonly confused with "Degen", "daneben", "Dateien". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dagegen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dagegen" is [daˈɡeːɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dagegen" come from?
"dagegen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.