Gegenreformation

[ˈɡeːɡn̩ʁefɔʁmaˈt͡si̯oːn]

/[ˈɡeːɡn̩ʁefɔʁmaˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Gegenreformation” is an uncommon German word, ranked #56,143 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#56,143
frequency rank, German
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Bewegung innerhalb der katholischen Welt, die sich im 16. Jahrhundert und der ersten Hälfte des 17. Jahrhunderts bewusst gegen die Reformation wandte und die Zurückdrängung des Protestantismus zum ...

Key facts for Gegenreformation
PropertyValue
HeadwordGegenreformation
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡeːɡn̩ʁefɔʁmaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Letters16
Frequency rank#56,143
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Gegenreformation” 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). Gegenreformation lands here:

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Gegenreformation is 16 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈɡeːɡn̩ʁefɔʁmaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Corpus data places it at rank #56,143 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Bewegung innerhalb der katholischen Welt, die sich im 16. Jahrhundert und der ersten Hälfte des 17. Jahrhunderts bewusst gegen die Reformation wandte und die Zurückdrängung des Protestantismus zum ...".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Gegenreformation, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Gegenreformation, spelled G-E-G-E-N-R-E-F-O-R-M-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bewegung innerhalb der katholischen Welt, die sich im 16. Jahrhundert und der ersten Hälfte des 17. Jahrhunderts bewusst gegen die Reformation wandte und die Zurückdrängung des Protestantismus zum Ziel hatte

Antonyms

Reformation

This word in other languages

Counter-Reformation(English)Contrarreforma(Español)Contre-Réforme(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 "Gegenreformation"?
"Gegenreformation" is spelled G-E-G-E-N-R-E-F-O-R-M-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡeːɡn̩ʁefɔʁmaˈt͡si̯oːn].
What does "Gegenreformation" mean?
As a noun, "Gegenreformation" means: Bewegung innerhalb der katholischen Welt, die sich im 16. Jahrhundert und der ersten Hälfte des 17. Jahrhunderts bewusst gegen die Reformation wandte und die Zurückdrängung des Protestantismus zum ...
How do you pronounce "Gegenreformation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gegenreformation" is [ˈɡeːɡn̩ʁefɔʁmaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gegenreformation" come from?
"Gegenreformation" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Gegenreformation”

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-F-O-R-M-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈɡeːɡn̩ʁefɔʁmaˈt͡si̯oːn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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