Gegenbeispiel
[ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌbaɪ̯ʃpiːl]
The verdict
“Gegenbeispiel” is uncommon German (frequency #66,242 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #66,242
- frequency rank, German
- 5,117
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas, das zeigt, dass auch das Gegenteil vorkommt
Corpus desk
Index DE-gegenbeispiel · Gegenbeispiel · German
Gegenbeispiel · rank #66,242 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #66,242
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,117
- PHOTO-FINISH Gefälligkeiten
Nearest frequency peer: Gefälligkeiten (-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 „Gegenbeispiel“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- gedopt
gedopt
33,762 corpus weight
- geflüstert
geflüstert
33,761 corpus weight
- Gefälligkei…
Gefälligkeiten
33,760 corpus weight
- Gegenbeispi…
Gegenbeispiel
33,759 corpus weight
- gehörend
gehörend
33,758 corpus weight
- gehütet
gehütet
33,757 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Gegenbeispiel“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Gegenbeispiel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌbaɪ̯ʃpiːl] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #66,242 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Gegenbeispiel“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Gegenbeispiel is uncommon German at frequency #66,242 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌbaɪ̯ʃpiːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Gegenbeispiel in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Gegenbeispiel, spelled G-E-G-E-N-B-E-I-S-P-I-E-L.
Definition
- 1etwas, das zeigt, dass auch das Gegenteil vorkommt
- 2etwas, das zeigt, dass eine Annahme/Hypothese falsch sein muss
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Gegenbeispiel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Es gibt viele Gegenbeispiele auf der Welt, von Kanada über die Schweiz bis zu Indien.“
Antonyms
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.
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Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).