gegengleich
[ˈɡeːɡənɡlaɪ̯ç]
The verdict
“gegengleich” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - spiegelbildlich zueinander
Corpus desk
Index DE-gegengleich · gegengleich · German
gegengleich · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gegengleich |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈɡeːɡənɡlaɪ̯ç] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “gegengleich” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
Rare enough to double-check
gegengleich is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈɡeːɡənɡlaɪ̯ç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
gegengleich doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is gegengleich, spelled G-E-G-E-N-G-L-E-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1spiegelbildlich zueinander
- 2parallel zueinander, aber in entgegengesetzter Richtung
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how gegengleich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die Frau macht die gegengleiche Bewegung [wie der Mann].“
„Der Sicherer prüft, ob […] die Karabiner gegengleich […] sind.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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