Gegenkultur
German, noun[ˈɡeːɡn̩kʊlˌtuːɐ̯]
Gegenkultur is spelled G-E-G-E-N-K-U-L-T-U-R (11 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 95,383rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gegenkultur is a German feminine noun meaning “counterculture” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Bewegung, die sich zumindest teilweise gegen eine andere oder die dominierende Kultur stellt”.
What does Gegenkultur mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecounterculture
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Bewegung, die sich zumindest teilweise gegen eine andere oder die dominierende Kultur stellt
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Gegenkultur
- Gegenkulturen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Gegenkultur?
- [ˈɡeːɡn̩kʊlˌtuːɐ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Gegenkultur
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Gegenkultur in German?
Gegenkultur appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).