entgegensetzen

Name: entgegensetzen, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ɛntˈɡeːɡn̩ˌzɛt͡sn̩]

/[ɛntˈɡeːɡn̩ˌzɛt͡sn̩]/ verb

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“entgegensetzen” has 22 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #40,506. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,506
frequency rank, German: 4,632
“E” headwords: 22
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Hindernis gegen etwas/jemanden aufstellen

Corpus desk

Index DE-entgegensetzen · entgegensetzen · German

entgegensetzen · rank #40,506 · 22 variants · 1 confusable

FREQ-MID #40,506
LEN-MEGA 14 letters
VOW-5 5 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
VAR-HIGH 22 variants
BOOK-MID 4,632
PHOTO-FINISH entgegengenom…

Nearest frequency peer: entgegengenommen (-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.

Energiebeda…

59,498
entgegengen…

59,496
entgegenset…

59,495
entmutigen

59,494
Entschuldig…

59,493
Entstehungs…

59,492

What this shows „entgegensetzen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

entgegensetzen vs entgegenzusetzen

88% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for entgegensetzen
Property	Value
Headword	entgegensetzen
Language	German
Part of speech	Verb
IPA	[ɛntˈɡeːɡn̩ˌzɛt͡sn̩]
Letters	14
Frequency rank	#40,506
Misspellings tracked	22
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „entgegensetzen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.entgegensetzenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#40,506

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „entgegengenommen“ (#40,505), „entmutigen“ (#40,507), „Entschuldigungen“ (#40,508). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „entgegensetzen“ bei #40,506. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 22 spelling variants around entgegensetzen (IPA [ɛntˈɡeːɡn̩ˌzɛt͡sn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #40,506 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 22 likely wrong-spelling variants for entgegensetzen, with forms such as "engtegensetzen", "enntgegensetzen", and "enteggensetzen". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "entgegenzusetzen", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is entgegensetzen, spelled E-N-T-G-E-G-E-N-S-E-T-Z-E-N.

Definition

1
ein Hindernis gegen etwas/jemanden aufstellen
2
als Gegengewicht gegenüberstellen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

Die Forschung versucht, den ständigen Veränderungen im Erbgut des Coronavirus etwas entgegenzusetzen – und stößt auf immer neue Hindernisse.
Dem hat die Bundeszentrale für gesundheitliche Aufklärung (BZgA) ein Präventionsprojekt entgegengesetzt.

Synonyms

querlegen Paroli bietenjemandem Hindernisse in in den Weg legendagegenhalten entgegenhalten konternins Treffen führen

Antonyms

jemandem Steine aus dem Weg räumen

This word in other languages

oppose(English)oponer(Español)opposer(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

engtegensetzen
enntgegensetzen
enteggensetzen
entgeegnsetzen
entgegenestzen
entgegennsetzen
entgegensetezn
entgegensettzen
entgegensetzenn
entgegensetzne
entgegensetzzen
entgegensezten
entgegenssetzen
entgegenstezen
entgegesnetzen
entgeggensetzen
entgegnesetzen
entggeensetzen
entggegensetzen
enttgegensetzen
etngegensetzen
netgegensetzen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of entgegensetzen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "entgegensetzen"

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 "entgegensetzen"?

"entgegensetzen" is spelled E-N-T-G-E-G-E-N-S-E-T-Z-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛntˈɡeːɡn̩ˌzɛt͡sn̩].

What does "entgegensetzen" mean?

As a verb, "entgegensetzen" means: ein Hindernis gegen etwas/jemanden aufstellen

What words are commonly confused with "entgegensetzen"?

"entgegensetzen" is commonly confused with "entgegenzusetzen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "entgegensetzen"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "entgegensetzen" is [ɛntˈɡeːɡn̩ˌzɛt͡sn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "entgegensetzen" come from?

"entgegensetzen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (22 here; floor ≥5).

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