gegenständlich
[ˈɡeːɡn̩ʃtɛntlɪç]
The verdict
“gegenständlich” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - konkret zum Anfassen vorhanden
Corpus desk
Index DE-gegenstandlich · gegenständlich · German
gegenständlich · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 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 | gegenständlich |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈɡeːɡn̩ʃtɛntlɪç] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “gegenständlich” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
gegenständlich is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈɡeːɡn̩ʃtɛntlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for gegenständlich, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
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 gegenständlich, spelled G-E-G-E-N-S-T-Ä-N-D-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1konkret zum Anfassen vorhanden
- 2so als Kunstobjekt gestaltet, dass der Betrachter einen Bezug zu wiedererkennbaren Dingen (Gegenständen) der Umwelt herstellen kann
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how gegenständlich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Daß der Mensch ein leibliches, naturkräftiges, lebendiges, wirkliches, sinnliches, gegenständliches Wesen ist, heißt, daß er wirkliche, sinnliche Gegenstände zum Gegenstand seines Wesens, seiner Lebensäußerung hat.“
„Neben den dem tradierten Ornamentkanon zugehörigen vegetabilen und abstrakten Ornamenten bilden auch die gegenständlichen Dekorationsstücke einen wichtigen Bestandteil in dem Ausstattungskosmos des Egid Quirin Asam.“
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