entgegenarbeiten
German, verb[ɛntˈɡeːɡn̩ˌʔaʁbaɪ̯tn̩]
entgegenarbeiten is spelled E-N-T-G-E-G-E-N-A-R-B-E-I-T-E-N (16 letters) and appears about once in every 45 million words in written German, the 401,709th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Entgegenarbeiten is a German verb meaning “to counteract” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “jemandes Bemühungen konterkarieren beziehungsweise sabotieren”.
What does entgegenarbeiten mean in English?
verb
- 1
to counteract
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. jemandes Bemühungen konterkarieren beziehungsweise sabotieren
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of entgegenarbeiten
- arbeitet entgegen present singular third-person
- arbeitete entgegen past
- entgegengearbeitet participle past
- haben auxiliary
- entgegenarbeitend participle present
- entgegenzuarbeiten infinitive infinitive-zu
- arbeite entgegen first-person indicative present
- arbeiten entgegen first-person indicative plural
- arbeitest entgegen indicative present second-person
- arbeiteten entgegen first-person indicative plural
- arbeitetest entgegen indicative preterite second-person
- arbeitetet entgegen indicative plural preterite
- arbeit entgegen! imperative singular
- arbeite entgegen! imperative singular
- arbeitet entgegen! imperative plural
- entgegengearbeitet haben active infinitive perfect
- entgegengearbeitet zu haben active extended infinitive
- habe entgegengearbeitet! imperative uncommon second-person
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce entgegenarbeiten?
- [ɛntˈɡeːɡn̩ˌʔaʁbaɪ̯tn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is entgegenarbeiten in German?
entgegenarbeiten appears about once in every 45 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).