Gegenstoß
[ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌʃtoːs]
The verdict
“Gegenstoß” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stoß als Reaktion auf einen vorhergehenden Stoß
Corpus desk
Index DE-gegensto · Gegenstoß · German
Gegenstoß · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Gegenstoß |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌʃtoːs] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Gegenstoß“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Gegenstoß is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌʃtoːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Gegenstoß doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Gegenstoß, spelled G-E-G-E-N-S-T-O-S-S.
Definition
- 1Stoß als Reaktion auf einen vorhergehenden Stoß
- 2Angriff, der direkt auf einen vom Gegner ausgeführten Angriff folgt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Gegenstoß appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„In den ersten Augusttagen stießen russische Truppen mal nach Westen vor, zogen sich dann wieder zurück und ließen deutsche Gegenstöße ins Leere laufen.“
„Ancelottis Plan war es wohl, das Zentrum zu stärken, um Neymar, Mbappé und Cavani keinen Raum zu schnellen Gegenstößen zu bieten.“
Synonyms
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.