Gegenpartei
German, noun/ˈɡeːɡn̩paʁˌtaɪ̯/
Gegenpartei is spelled G-E-G-E-N-P-A-R-T-E-I (11 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 74,397th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gegenpartei is a German feminine noun meaning “opposing side, opposing team” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “diejenige Gruppierung/Partei, gegen die man antritt”.
What does Gegenpartei mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineopposing side, opposing team
- 2
femininecounterparty, adverse party
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. diejenige Gruppierung/Partei, gegen die man antritt 2. Auffassung/Position, die eine Gruppe mit anderer Auffassung vertritt
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 Gegenpartei
- Gegenparteien plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Gegenpartei?
- /ˈɡeːɡn̩paʁˌtaɪ̯/
- [ˈɡeːɡn̩paʁˌtaɪ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Gegenpartei in German?
Gegenpartei appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).