dagegenhalten

[daˈɡeːɡn̩ˌhaltn̩]

/[daˈɡeːɡn̩ˌhaltn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“dagegenhalten” is uncommon German (frequency #91,447 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,447
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas (vergleichend) neben oder gegen etwas anderem halten

Corpus desk

Index DE-dagegenhalten · dagegenhalten · German

dagegenhalten · rank #91,447 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,447
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Crosstrainer

Nearest frequency peer: Crosstrainer (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „dagegenhalten“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „dagegenhalten“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for dagegenhalten
PropertyValue
Headworddagegenhalten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[daˈɡeːɡn̩ˌhaltn̩]
Letters13
Frequency rank#91,447
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „dagegenhalten“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).dagegenhaltenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Crosstrainer“ (#91,446), „covert“ (#91,445), „cougars“ (#91,443). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „dagegenhalten“ bei #91,447. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dagegenhalten is uncommon German at frequency #91,447 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [daˈɡeːɡn̩ˌhaltn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for dagegenhalten in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is dagegenhalten, spelled D-A-G-E-G-E-N-H-A-L-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas (vergleichend) neben oder gegen etwas anderem halten
  2. 2
    Widerstand, Widerspruch leisten

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. [Tischtennis:] „Jorgic diktierte die Ballwechsel, Qiu versuchte dagegenzuhalten.“

This word in other languages

objecter(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dagegenhalten"?
"dagegenhalten" is spelled D-A-G-E-G-E-N-H-A-L-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [daˈɡeːɡn̩ˌhaltn̩].
What does "dagegenhalten" mean?
As a verb, "dagegenhalten" means: etwas (vergleichend) neben oder gegen etwas anderem halten
How do you pronounce "dagegenhalten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dagegenhalten" is [daˈɡeːɡn̩ˌhaltn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "dagegenhalten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

comprehensive#91,441Deckenleuchte#91,462entgegennimmt#91,527entgegensehen#91,528

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list