Gegenangriff
German, noun/ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌʔanɡʁɪf/
Gegenangriff is spelled G-E-G-E-N-A-N-G-R-I-F-F (12 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 41,097th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gegenangriff is a German masculine noun meaning “counterattack; counteroffensive” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein Angriff, der direkt auf einen vom Gegner ausgeführten Angriff folgt”.
What does Gegenangriff mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecounterattack; counteroffensive
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ein Angriff, der direkt auf einen vom Gegner ausgeführten Angriff folgt
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 Gegenangriff
- Gegenangriffes genitive
- Gegenangriffs genitive
- Gegenangriffe plural
- Gegenangriffen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Gegenangriff?
- /ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌʔanɡʁɪf/
- /ˈɡeːɡŋ̩ˌʔanɡʁɪf/
- [ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌʔanɡʁɪf]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Gegenangriff in German?
Gegenangriff appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).