Gegendruck
German, noun/ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌdʁʊk/
Gegendruck is spelled G-E-G-E-N-D-R-U-C-K (10 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 95,383rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gegendruck is a German masculine noun meaning “counterpressure, backpressure” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Gegenteil der Kraft (Druck), die auf etwas einwirkt; Kraft, die sich widersetzt”.
What does Gegendruck mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecounterpressure, backpressure
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gegenteil der Kraft (Druck), die auf etwas einwirkt; Kraft, die sich widersetzt 2. Bestreben, sich gegen etwas zur Wehr zu setzen, aktiver Widerstand
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 Gegendruck
- Gegendruckes genitive
- Gegendrucks genitive
- Gegendrücke plural uncommon
- Gegendrucke dative singular
- Gegendrücken dative definite plural
- Gegendrucken dative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Gegendruck?
- /ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌdʁʊk/
- [ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌdʁʊk]
- [ˈɡeːɡŋ̍ˌdʁʊk]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Gegendruck
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Gegendruck in German?
Gegendruck appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).