Gegenströmung
German, noun[ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌʃtʁøːmʊŋ]
Gegenströmung is spelled G-E-G-E-N-S-T-R-Ö-M-U-N-G (13 letters) and appears about once in every 17 million words in written German, the 235,032nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gegenströmung is a German feminine noun meaning “crosscurrent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “in die entgegengesetzte Richtung strömende Masse”.
What does Gegenströmung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecrosscurrent
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. in die entgegengesetzte Richtung strömende Masse 2. alternatives Konzept zu etwas, zum Beispiel zu einer Kunstrichtung oder politischen Idee
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Gegenströmung
- Gegenströmungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Gegenströmung?
- [ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌʃtʁøːmʊŋ]
- [ˈɡeːɡŋ̍ˌʃtʁøːmʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Gegenströmung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Gegenströmung in German?
Gegenströmung appears about once in every 17 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).