Gegenrede

[ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌʁeːdə]

/[ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌʁeːdə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Gegenrede” is an uncommon German word, ranked #74,601 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#74,601
frequency rank, German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Widerstand in verbaler Form

Key facts for Gegenrede
PropertyValue
HeadwordGegenrede
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌʁeːdə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#74,601
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Gegenrede” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Gegenrede lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Gegenrede is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌʁeːdə]. Corpus data places it at rank #74,601 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Gegenrede, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

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 Gegenrede, spelled G-E-G-E-N-R-E-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Widerstand in verbaler Form
  2. 2
    Vortrag (Rede), der auf einen zuvor gehaltenen Vortrag antwortet und ihm in Kernpunkten widerspricht

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 "Gegenrede"?
"Gegenrede" is spelled G-E-G-E-N-R-E-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌʁeːdə].
What does "Gegenrede" mean?
As a noun, "Gegenrede" means: Widerstand in verbaler Form
How do you pronounce "Gegenrede"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gegenrede" is [ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌʁeːdə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gegenrede" come from?
"Gegenrede" 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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Using “Gegenrede”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is G-E-G-E-N-R-E-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌʁeːdə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list