entgegenstrecken
[ɛntˈɡeːɡn̩ˌʃtʁɛkn̩]
The verdict
“entgegenstrecken” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nach vorne führen
Corpus desk
Index DE-entgegenstrecken · entgegenstrecken · German
entgegenstrecken · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | entgegenstrecken |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɛntˈɡeːɡn̩ˌʃtʁɛkn̩] |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „entgegenstrecken“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
entgegenstrecken is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛntˈɡeːɡn̩ˌʃtʁɛkn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for entgegenstrecken in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is entgegenstrecken, spelled E-N-T-G-E-G-E-N-S-T-R-E-C-K-E-N.
Definition
- 1nach vorne führen
- 2sich nach vorne bewegen, um jemandem/etwas näher zu sein
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how entgegenstrecken appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der Großkanzler streckt dem Verzweifelten eine schmale, fein geäderte Hand entgegen.“
Sie lag auf dem Badetuch und streckte sich wohlig der Sonne entgegen.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.