Gegensätze

Name: Gegensätze, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌzɛt͡sə]

/[ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌzɛt͡sə]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Gegensätze” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #21,265. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,265
frequency rank, German: 5,117
“G” headwords: 15
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Gegensatz

Corpus desk

Index DE-gegensatze · Gegensätze · German

Gegensätze · rank #21,265 · 15 variants · 1 confusable

FREQ-MID #21,265
LEN-MEGA 10 letters
VOW-4 4 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
VAR-HIGH 15 variants
BOOK-DENSE 5,117
PHOTO-FINISH Geflüchtete

Nearest frequency peer: Geflüchtete (-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.

gebrochenen

78,739
Geburtstags

78,738
Geflüchtete

78,737
Gegensätze

78,736
gekehrt

78,734
gelockt

78,733

What this shows „Gegensätze“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Gegensätze vs Gegensatz

80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Gegensätze
Property	Value
Headword	Gegensätze
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌzɛt͡sə]
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#21,265
Misspellings tracked	15
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Gegensätze“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Gegensätzeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#21,265

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Geflüchtete“ (#21,264), „Geburtstags“ (#21,263), „gekehrt“ (#21,267). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gegensätze“ bei #21,265. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around Gegensätze (IPA [ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌzɛt͡sə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,265 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Gegensätze, with forms such as "eggensätze", "geegnsätze", and "gegennsätze". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Gegensatz", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Gegensätze, spelled G-E-G-E-N-S-Ä-T-Z-E.

Definition

1
Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Gegensatz
2
Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Gegensatz
3
Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Gegensatz

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

eggensätze
geegnsätze
gegennsätze
gegenssätze
gegenstäze
gegensätez
gegensättze
gegensätzze
gegensäzte
gegenästze
gegesnätze
geggensätze
gegnesätze
ggeensätze
ggegensätze

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Gegensätze - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "Gegensätze"

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 "Gegensätze"?

"Gegensätze" is spelled G-E-G-E-N-S-Ä-T-Z-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌzɛt͡sə].

What does "Gegensätze" mean?

As a noun, "Gegensätze" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Gegensatz

What words are commonly confused with "Gegensätze"?

"Gegensätze" is commonly confused with "Gegensatz". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "Gegensätze"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gegensätze" is [ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌzɛt͡sə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Gegensätze" come from?

"Gegensätze" 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 "Gegensätze", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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