entgegenschlagen
German, verb[ʔɛntˈɡeːɡŋ̩ˌʃlaːɡŋ̩]
entgegenschlagen is spelled E-N-T-G-E-G-E-N-S-C-H-L-A-G-E-N (16 letters) and appears about once in every 35 million words in written German, the 348,070th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Entgegenschlagen is a German verb meaning “to assail” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “plötzlich auf jemanden zukommen, eindringen”.
What does entgegenschlagen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to assail
- 2
to face, to meet [with dative ‘someone’] (of something negative; usually translated passively)
ihm schlägt blanker Hass entgegen
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. plötzlich auf jemanden zukommen, eindringen 2. plötzlich mit etwas konfrontiert werden
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 entgegenschlagen
- schlägt entgegen present singular third-person
- schlug entgegen past
- entgegengeschlagen participle past
- schlüge entgegen past subjunctive
- sein auxiliary
- 6 strong
- entgegenschlagend participle present
- entgegenzuschlagen infinitive infinitive-zu
- schlage entgegen first-person indicative present
- schlagen entgegen first-person indicative plural
- schlägst entgegen indicative present second-person
- schlagt entgegen indicative plural present
- schlagest entgegen second-person singular subjunctive
- schlaget entgegen plural second-person subjunctive
- schlugen entgegen first-person indicative plural
- schlügen entgegen first-person formal plural
- schlugst entgegen indicative preterite second-person
- schlugt entgegen indicative plural preterite
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce entgegenschlagen?
- [ʔɛntˈɡeːɡŋ̩ˌʃlaːɡŋ̩]
- [ʔɛntˈɡeːɡənˌʃlaːɡən]
- [ɛntˈɡeːɡn̩ˌʃlaːɡn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is entgegenschlagen in German?
entgegenschlagen appears about once in every 35 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).