Gegenfrage
[ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌfʁaːɡə]
The verdict
“Gegenfrage” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #43,902. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #43,902
- frequency rank, German
- 5,117
- “G” headwords
- 15
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Reaktion auf eine Frage in Form einer Frage
Corpus desk
Index DE-gegenfrage · Gegenfrage · German
Gegenfrage · rank #43,902 · 15 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #43,902
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 15 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,117
- PHOTO-FINISH gefügig
Nearest frequency peer: gefügig (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Gegenfrage”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- gefegt
gefegt
56,102 corpus weight
- gefragte
gefragte
56,101 corpus weight
- gefügig
gefügig
56,100 corpus weight
- Gegenfrage
Gegenfrage
56,099 corpus weight
- Gehirnzellen
Gehirnzellen
56,098 corpus weight
- Geldscheine
Geldscheine
56,096 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Gegenfrage” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Gegenfrage |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌfʁaːɡə] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #43,902 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Gegenfrage” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 15 spelling variants around Gegenfrage (IPA [ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌfʁaːɡə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #43,902 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Reaktion auf eine Frage in Form einer Frage".
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Gegenfrage, with forms such as "eggenfrage", "geegnfrage", and "gegefnrage". 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. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
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 Gegenfrage, spelled G-E-G-E-N-F-R-A-G-E.
Definition
- 1Reaktion auf eine Frage in Form einer Frage
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Gegenfrage appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Fragen oder Gegenfragen sind ja in jüdischen Witzen häufig und selbst Gegenstand von Witzen…“
A: „Warum antworte eine Jude auf eine Frage immer mit einer Gegenfrage?“ B: „Warum nicht?“
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- eggenfrage
- geegnfrage
- gegefnrage
- gegenfarge
- gegenffrage
- gegenfraeg
- gegenfragge
- gegenfrgae
- gegenfrrage
- gegennfrage
- gegenrfage
- geggenfrage
- gegnefrage
- ggeenfrage
- ggegenfrage
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Gegenfrage - 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.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Gegenfrage", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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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.