Gegenargument

[ˈɡeːɡn̩ʔaʁɡuˌmɛnt]

/[ˈɡeːɡn̩ʔaʁɡuˌmɛnt]/ noun

The verdict

“Gegenargument” is uncommon German (frequency #67,245 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,245
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Argument gegen ein anderes, gegen etwas

Corpus desk

Index DE-gegenargument · Gegenargument · German

Gegenargument · rank #67,245 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,245
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gegebenes

Nearest frequency peer: gegebenes (-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 „Gegenargument“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Gegenargument
PropertyValue
HeadwordGegenargument
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡeːɡn̩ʔaʁɡuˌmɛnt]
Letters13
Frequency rank#67,245
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Gegenargument“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Gegenargumentfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „gegebenes“ (#67,244), „Gegenpart“ (#67,246), „gefühlvollen“ (#67,243). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gegenargument“ bei #67,245. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Gegenargument is uncommon German at frequency #67,245 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡeːɡn̩ʔaʁɡuˌmɛnt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Argument gegen ein anderes, gegen etwas".

Zero misspellings are on record for Gegenargument in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Gegenargument, spelled G-E-G-E-N-A-R-G-U-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Argument gegen ein anderes, gegen etwas

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Er hatte weder bestimmte Anhaltspunkte noch tröstliche Gegenargumente.“
  2. „Auch die Präsidin war um Gegenargumente verlegen.“

This word in other languages

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 "Gegenargument"?
"Gegenargument" is spelled G-E-G-E-N-A-R-G-U-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡeːɡn̩ʔaʁɡuˌmɛnt].
What does "Gegenargument" mean?
As a noun, "Gegenargument" means: Argument gegen ein anderes, gegen etwas
How do you pronounce "Gegenargument"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gegenargument" is [ˈɡeːɡn̩ʔaʁɡuˌmɛnt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list