Gegengift

[ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌɡɪft]

/[ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌɡɪft]/ noun

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The verdict

“Gegengift” is uncommon German (frequency #72,452 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,452
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mittel, das gegen unerwünschte Wirkungen einer Vergiftung eingesetzt werden kann

Corpus desk

Index DE-gegengift · Gegengift · German

Gegengift · rank #72,452 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,452
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gegendemonstr…

Nearest frequency peer: Gegendemonstration (-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 „Gegengift“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Gegengift
PropertyValue
HeadwordGegengift
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌɡɪft]
Letters9
Frequency rank#72,452
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Gegengift“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Gegengiftfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Gegendemonstration“ (#72,451), „gekühlten“ (#72,453), „gefahrene“ (#72,450). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gegengift“ bei #72,452. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Gegengift is uncommon German at frequency #72,452 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌɡɪft]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mittel, das gegen unerwünschte Wirkungen einer Vergiftung eingesetzt werden kann".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Gegengift, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Gegengift, spelled G-E-G-E-N-G-I-F-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mittel, das gegen unerwünschte Wirkungen einer Vergiftung eingesetzt werden kann

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Bei manchen Vergiftungen helfen auch Gegengifte nicht mehr.
  2. „Nur das Gift blieb – ohne Hoffnung auf das Gegengift.“

Synonyms

Alexipharmakon

This word in other languages

antidote(English)antídoto(Español)antidote(Français)antídoto(Português)

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 "Gegengift"?
"Gegengift" is spelled G-E-G-E-N-G-I-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌɡɪft].
What does "Gegengift" mean?
As a noun, "Gegengift" means: Mittel, das gegen unerwünschte Wirkungen einer Vergiftung eingesetzt werden kann
How do you pronounce "Gegengift"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gegengift" is [ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌɡɪft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gegengift" come from?
"Gegengift" 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 "Gegengift", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gekühlten#72,453gefahrene#72,450gelbbraun#72,454gelindert#72,456

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list