entgegenhalten

[ɛntˈɡeːɡn̩ˌhaltn̩]

/[ɛntˈɡeːɡn̩ˌhaltn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“entgegenhalten” is uncommon German (frequency #94,198 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,198
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - als abweichende Meinung, Antwort zu etwas Gesagtem präsentieren

Corpus desk

Index DE-entgegenhalten · entgegenhalten · German

entgegenhalten · rank #94,198 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #94,198
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH entgegenstehe…

Nearest frequency peer: entgegenstehende (+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 „entgegenhalten“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for entgegenhalten
PropertyValue
Headwordentgegenhalten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛntˈɡeːɡn̩ˌhaltn̩]
Letters14
Frequency rank#94,198
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „entgegenhalten“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „entgegenstehende“ (#94,199), „entfallenden“ (#94,196), „Entsafter“ (#94,200). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „entgegenhalten“ bei #94,198. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

entgegenhalten is uncommon German at frequency #94,198 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛntˈɡeːɡn̩ˌhaltn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for entgegenhalten, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is entgegenhalten, spelled E-N-T-G-E-G-E-N-H-A-L-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    als abweichende Meinung, Antwort zu etwas Gesagtem präsentieren
  2. 2
    in Richtung auf ein Gegenüber hinhalten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Dem möchte ich entgegenhalten, dass wir doch alle viel zu verlieren haben.
  2. Deinen Ängsten und Vermutungen kann ich nichts entgegenhalten.

Antonyms

unterstützenzustimmen

This word in other languages

gainsay(English)

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 "entgegenhalten"?
"entgegenhalten" is spelled E-N-T-G-E-G-E-N-H-A-L-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛntˈɡeːɡn̩ˌhaltn̩].
What does "entgegenhalten" mean?
As a verb, "entgegenhalten" means: als abweichende Meinung, Antwort zu etwas Gesagtem präsentieren
How do you pronounce "entgegenhalten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "entgegenhalten" is [ɛntˈɡeːɡn̩ˌhaltn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "entgegenhalten" come from?
"entgegenhalten" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list