Gegenkultur
[ˈɡeːɡn̩kʊlˌtuːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Gegenkultur” is uncommon German (frequency #95,608 among 54,401 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #95,608
- frequency rank, German
- 54,401
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Bewegung, die sich zumindest teilweise gegen eine andere oder die dominierende Kultur stellt
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Gegenkultur |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡeːɡn̩kʊlˌtuːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #95,608 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Gegenkultur” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Gegenkultur is uncommon German at frequency #95,608 among 54,401 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡeːɡn̩kʊlˌtuːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bewegung, die sich zumindest teilweise gegen eine andere oder die dominierende Kultur stellt".
No misspelling variants are generated for Gegenkultur in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Gegenkultur, spelled G-E-G-E-N-K-U-L-T-U-R.
Definition
- 1Bewegung, die sich zumindest teilweise gegen eine andere oder die dominierende Kultur stellt
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); 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 “Gegenkultur”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is G-E-G-E-N-K-U-L-T-U-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈɡeːɡn̩kʊlˌtuːɐ̯] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.