gegeneinander
[ɡeːɡn̩ʔaɪ̯ˈnandɐ]
The verdict
“gegeneinander” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #6,538 in German word frequency and used as an adverb.
- #6,538
- frequency rank, German
- 13
- letters
- 19
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - im Widerstreit zueinander, in einem konkurrierenden Verhältnis zueinander
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gegeneinander |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | [ɡeːɡn̩ʔaɪ̯ˈnandɐ] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #6,538 |
| Misspellings tracked | 19 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “gegeneinander” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for gegeneinander is 13 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɡeːɡn̩ʔaɪ̯ˈnandɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,538 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "im Widerstreit zueinander, in einem konkurrierenden Verhältnis zueinander".
Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for gegeneinander, with forms such as "eggeneinander", "geegneinander", and "gegeeninander". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, 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 explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is gegeneinander, spelled G-E-G-E-N-E-I-N-A-N-D-E-R.
Definition
- 1im Widerstreit zueinander, in einem konkurrierenden Verhältnis zueinander
Antonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: eggeneinander,geegneinander,gegeeninander,gegeneiannder,gegeneinadner,gegeneinandder,gegeneinanderr,gegeneinandre,gegeneinanedr,gegeneinannder,gegeneinnader,gegeneinnander,gegeneniander,gegenienander,gegenneinander,geggeneinander,gegneeinander,ggeeneinander,ggegeneinander
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gegeneinander - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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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Using “gegeneinander”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is G-E-G-E-N-E-I-N-A-N-D-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ɡeːɡn̩ʔaɪ̯ˈnandɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.