entgegensteht

[ɛntˈɡeːɡn̩ˌʃteːt]

/[ɛntˈɡeːɡn̩ˌʃteːt]/ verb

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The verdict

“entgegensteht” is uncommon German (frequency #62,364 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,364
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs entgegenstehen

Corpus desk

Index DE-entgegensteht · entgegensteht · German

entgegensteht · rank #62,364 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,364
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Emmas

Nearest frequency peer: Emmas (-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 „entgegensteht“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for entgegensteht
PropertyValue
Headwordentgegensteht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛntˈɡeːɡn̩ˌʃteːt]
Letters13
Frequency rank#62,364
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „entgegensteht“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Emmas“ (#62,363), „entlockt“ (#62,365), „eminent“ (#62,362). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „entgegensteht“ bei #62,364. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

entgegensteht is uncommon German at frequency #62,364 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛntˈɡeːɡn̩ˌʃteːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

entgegensteht has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is entgegensteht, spelled E-N-T-G-E-G-E-N-S-T-E-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs entgegenstehen
  2. 2
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs entgegenstehen

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 "entgegensteht"?
"entgegensteht" is spelled E-N-T-G-E-G-E-N-S-T-E-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛntˈɡeːɡn̩ˌʃteːt].
What does "entgegensteht" mean?
As a verb, "entgegensteht" means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs entgegenstehen
How do you pronounce "entgegensteht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "entgegensteht" is [ɛntˈɡeːɡn̩ˌʃteːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "entgegensteht" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list