Gegensatzwort
[ˈɡeːɡn̩zat͡sˌvɔʁt]
The verdict
“Gegensatzwort” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Wort, das zu einem anderen Wort eine gegensätzliche Bedeutung hat
Corpus desk
Index DE-gegensatzwort · Gegensatzwort · German
Gegensatzwort · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Gegensatzwort |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡeːɡn̩zat͡sˌvɔʁt] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Gegensatzwort“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Gegensatzwort is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡeːɡn̩zat͡sˌvɔʁt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Wort, das zu einem anderen Wort eine gegensätzliche Bedeutung hat".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Gegensatzwort, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, 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 pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Gegensatzwort, spelled G-E-G-E-N-S-A-T-Z-W-O-R-T.
Definition
- 1Wort, das zu einem anderen Wort eine gegensätzliche Bedeutung hat
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Gegensatzwort appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Das Gegensatzwort, das Antonym, muß dagegen meistens mit einem entsprechenden Attribut gekennzeichnet werden…“
„Manchmal können Gegensatzwörter gegeneinander ausgetauscht werden.“
Synonyms
Antonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.