Gegenbeweis

[ˈɡeːɡn̩bəˌvaɪ̯s]

/[ˈɡeːɡn̩bəˌvaɪ̯s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Gegenbeweis” is uncommon German (frequency #65,260 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,260
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Beweis des Gegenteils von etwas

Corpus desk

Index DE-gegenbeweis · Gegenbeweis · German

Gegenbeweis · rank #65,260 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,260
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gefällst

Nearest frequency peer: gefällst (-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 „Gegenbeweis“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Gegenbeweis
PropertyValue
HeadwordGegenbeweis
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡeːɡn̩bəˌvaɪ̯s]
Letters11
Frequency rank#65,260
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Gegenbeweis“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „gefällst“ (#65,259), „Gegendarstellung“ (#65,261), „gefunkt“ (#65,258). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gegenbeweis“ bei #65,260. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Gegenbeweis is uncommon German at frequency #65,260 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡeːɡn̩bəˌvaɪ̯s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Beweis des Gegenteils von etwas".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Gegenbeweis, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Gegenbeweis, spelled G-E-G-E-N-B-E-W-E-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Beweis des Gegenteils von etwas

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wird nicht-p bewiesen, so ist dies ein Gegenbeweis zu p.
  2. „Dies allein wäre natürlich noch kein Gegenbeweis gegen eine solche Worterklärung.“

This word in other languages

counterevidence(English)

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 "Gegenbeweis"?
"Gegenbeweis" is spelled G-E-G-E-N-B-E-W-E-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡeːɡn̩bəˌvaɪ̯s].
What does "Gegenbeweis" mean?
As a noun, "Gegenbeweis" means: Beweis des Gegenteils von etwas
How do you pronounce "Gegenbeweis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gegenbeweis" is [ˈɡeːɡn̩bəˌvaɪ̯s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gegenbeweis" come from?
"Gegenbeweis" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gefesselten#65,255generierten#65,272gesichertes#65,280gestohlener#65,281

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list