Gegenstimme

/[ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌʃtɪmə]/ noun

Letters

11 characters

Frequency Rank

#70,295

in German word usage

Misspellings

0

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

Gegenstimme is aGermannoun. It means: in einer Wahl/Abstimmung abgegebenes Votum (Stimme), das auf die Contraposition entfällt, also gegen den Antrag ist Pronounced [ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌʃtɪmə].

Key facts for Gegenstimme
PropertyValue
HeadwordGegenstimme
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌʃtɪmə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#70,295
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Gegenstimme in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Gegenstimme is 11 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌʃtɪmə]. Corpus data places it at rank #70,295 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No misspelling variants are generated for Gegenstimme in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns.It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Gegenstimme, spelled G-E-G-E-N-S-T-I-M-M-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    in einer Wahl/Abstimmung abgegebenes Votum (Stimme), das auf die Contraposition entfällt, also gegen den Antrag ist
  2. 2
    in einer Diskussion vorgestellte Meinung, die nicht der Meinung der Mehrheit entspricht
  3. 3
    zweite und eigenständige Melodie, welche die Hauptmelodie ergänzt

Frequency rank: #70,295 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Gegenstimme"?
"Gegenstimme" is spelled G-E-G-E-N-S-T-I-M-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌʃtɪmə].
What does "Gegenstimme" mean?
As a noun, "Gegenstimme" means: in einer Wahl/Abstimmung abgegebenes Votum (Stimme), das auf die Contraposition entfällt, also gegen den Antrag ist
How do you pronounce "Gegenstimme"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gegenstimme" is [ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌʃtɪmə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gegenstimme" come from?
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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.