gegensätzlich
[ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌzɛt͡slɪç]
The verdict
“gegensätzlich” is uncommon German (frequency #64,294 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #64,294
- frequency rank, German
- 5,117
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - im Gegensatz, in der Art und Weise des Gegensatzes, zum Gegensatz gehörig
Corpus desk
Index DE-gegensatzlich · gegensätzlich · German
gegensätzlich · rank #64,294 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #64,294
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,117
- PHOTO-FINISH gefülltes
Nearest frequency peer: gefülltes (-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 „gegensätzlich“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- gediegen
gediegen
35,710 corpus weight
- gefälschter
gefälschter
35,709 corpus weight
- gefülltes
gefülltes
35,708 corpus weight
- gegensätzli…
gegensätzlich
35,707 corpus weight
- gekontert
gekontert
35,706 corpus weight
- gemanagt
gemanagt
35,705 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „gegensätzlich“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gegensätzlich |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌzɛt͡slɪç] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #64,294 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „gegensätzlich“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
gegensätzlich is uncommon German at frequency #64,294 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌzɛt͡slɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "im Gegensatz, in der Art und Weise des Gegensatzes, zum Gegensatz gehörig".
Zero misspellings are on record for gegensätzlich in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is gegensätzlich, spelled G-E-G-E-N-S-Ä-T-Z-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1im Gegensatz, in der Art und Weise des Gegensatzes, zum Gegensatz gehörig
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how gegensätzlich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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This word in other languages
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.
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