dahingegen

[dahɪnˈɡeːɡn̩]

/[dahɪnˈɡeːɡn̩]/ adv

The verdict

“dahingegen” is uncommon German (frequency #88,788 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,788
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - auf der anderen Seite, im Gegensatz zum zuvor Gesagten

Corpus desk

Index DE-dahingegen · dahingegen · German

dahingegen · rank #88,788 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #88,788
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Dampfschiffe

Nearest frequency peer: Dampfschiffe (+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 „dahingegen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for dahingegen
PropertyValue
Headworddahingegen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[dahɪnˈɡeːɡn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#88,788
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „dahingegen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.dahingegenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Dampfschiffe“ (#88,789), „Dadaismus“ (#88,786), „Dachrinne“ (#88,785). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „dahingegen“ bei #88,788. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dahingegen is uncommon German at frequency #88,788 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed [dahɪnˈɡeːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "auf der anderen Seite, im Gegensatz zum zuvor Gesagten".

dahingegen has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is dahingegen, spelled D-A-H-I-N-G-E-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    auf der anderen Seite, im Gegensatz zum zuvor Gesagten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. In diesem ordentlich geschriebenen Aufsatz ist das Thema verfehlt, in dem anderen Aufsatz sind dahingegen sehr viele Rechtschreibfehler.
  2. Sollten sich ihre Erwartungen dahingegen nicht erfüllen, sieht die Sache natürlich ganz anders aus.

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 "dahingegen"?
"dahingegen" is spelled D-A-H-I-N-G-E-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [dahɪnˈɡeːɡn̩].
What does "dahingegen" mean?
As an adverb, "dahingegen" means: auf der anderen Seite, im Gegensatz zum zuvor Gesagten
How do you pronounce "dahingegen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dahingegen" is [dahɪnˈɡeːɡn̩]. 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 "dahingegen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list