Gegenbewegung

[ˈɡeːɡn̩bəˌveːɡʊŋ]

/[ˈɡeːɡn̩bəˌveːɡʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Gegenbewegung” has 20 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #40,554. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,554
frequency rank, German
54,401
“G” headwords
20
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - körperliche Verlagerung/Ausführung in die andere Richtung als die zuerst ausgeführte oder ›normal‹ getätigte

Key facts for Gegenbewegung
PropertyValue
HeadwordGegenbewegung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡeːɡn̩bəˌveːɡʊŋ]
Letters13
Frequency rank#40,554
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Gegenbewegung” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Gegenbewegung lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around Gegenbewegung (IPA [ˈɡeːɡn̩bəˌveːɡʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #40,554 among 54,401 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for Gegenbewegung, with forms such as "eggenbewegung", "geegnbewegung", and "gegebnewegung". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. 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 easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Gegenbewegung, spelled G-E-G-E-N-B-E-W-E-G-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    körperliche Verlagerung/Ausführung in die andere Richtung als die zuerst ausgeführte oder ›normal‹ getätigte
  2. 2
    Ausprägung in die andere Richtung, die einer erstgenannten widerspricht, konträr gegenübersteht
  3. 3
    Verhältnis zweier Stimmen zueinander, von denen eine steigt und die andere sinkt

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eggenbewegung
  • geegnbewegung
  • gegebnewegung
  • gegenbbewegung
  • gegenbeewgung
  • gegenbeweggung
  • gegenbewegnug
  • gegenbewegugn
  • gegenbewegungg
  • gegenbewegunng
  • gegenbeweugng
  • gegenbewgeung
  • gegenbewwegung
  • gegenbweegung
  • gegenebwegung
  • gegennbewegung
  • geggenbewegung
  • gegnebewegung
  • ggeenbewegung
  • ggegenbewegung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Gegenbewegung - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

eggenbewegung2geegnbewegung2gegebnewegung2gegenbbewegung1gegenbeewgung2gegenbeweggung1gegenbewegnug2gegenbewegugn2
Edit distance from "Gegenbewegung"

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 "Gegenbewegung"?
"Gegenbewegung" is spelled G-E-G-E-N-B-E-W-E-G-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡeːɡn̩bəˌveːɡʊŋ].
What does "Gegenbewegung" mean?
As a noun, "Gegenbewegung" means: körperliche Verlagerung/Ausführung in die andere Richtung als die zuerst ausgeführte oder ›normal‹ getätigte
What are common misspellings of "Gegenbewegung"?
Common misspellings include "eggenbewegung", "geegnbewegung", "gegebnewegung", "gegenbbewegung", "gegenbeewgung". The correct spelling is "Gegenbewegung".
How do you pronounce "Gegenbewegung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gegenbewegung" is [ˈɡeːɡn̩bəˌveːɡʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gegenbewegung" come from?
"Gegenbewegung" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Gegenbewegung”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is G-E-G-E-N-B-E-W-E-G-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈɡeːɡn̩bəˌveːɡʊŋ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list