Gegenlicht

[ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌlɪçt]

/[ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌlɪçt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Gegenlicht” is uncommon German (frequency #81,576 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,576
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Licht, dessen Quelle von vorne auf jemand/etwas strahlt

Corpus desk

Index DE-gegenlicht · Gegenlicht · German

Gegenlicht · rank #81,576 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,576
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gegebenheit

Nearest frequency peer: Gegebenheit (-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 „Gegenlicht“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Gegenlicht
PropertyValue
HeadwordGegenlicht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌlɪçt]
Letters10
Frequency rank#81,576
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Gegenlicht“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Gegenlichtfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Gegebenheit“ (#81,575), „Gefängniszelle“ (#81,574), „gegossenen“ (#81,578). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gegenlicht“ bei #81,576. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Gegenlicht is uncommon German at frequency #81,576 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌlɪçt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Licht, dessen Quelle von vorne auf jemand/etwas strahlt".

Zero misspellings are on record for Gegenlicht in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Gegenlicht, spelled G-E-G-E-N-L-I-C-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Licht, dessen Quelle von vorne auf jemand/etwas strahlt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Dete stieg auf einen Stuhl, um sich im abendlichen Gegenlicht des Fensters zu spiegeln.“

This word in other languages

contre-jour(Français)

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 "Gegenlicht"?
"Gegenlicht" is spelled G-E-G-E-N-L-I-C-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌlɪçt].
What does "Gegenlicht" mean?
As a noun, "Gegenlicht" means: Licht, dessen Quelle von vorne auf jemand/etwas strahlt
How do you pronounce "Gegenlicht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gegenlicht" is [ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌlɪçt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gegenlicht" come from?
"Gegenlicht" 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 "Gegenlicht", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gegossenen#81,578gegrilltem#81,579gekünstelt#81,584fördernden#81,563

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list