gegenteilige

Name: gegenteilige, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌtaɪ̯lɪɡə]

/[ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌtaɪ̯lɪɡə]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“gegenteilige” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #42,515. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,515
frequency rank, German: 54,401
“G” headwords: 17
tracked misspellings: 2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gegenteilig

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

gegenteilige vs gegenteiligen

92% similar

gegenteilige vs gegenseitige

83% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for gegenteilige
Property	Value
Headword	gegenteilige
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌtaɪ̯lɪɡə]
Letters	12
Frequency rank	#42,515
Misspellings tracked	17
Confusable pairs	2
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “gegenteilige” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). gegenteilige lands here:

#42,515

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around gegenteilige (IPA [ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌtaɪ̯lɪɡə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #42,515 among 54,401 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for gegenteilige, with forms such as "eggenteilige", "geegnteilige", and "gegenetilige". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "gegenteiligen", "gegenseitige", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists 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 gegenteilige, spelled G-E-G-E-N-T-E-I-L-I-G-E.

Definition

1
Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gegenteilig
2
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gegenteilig
3
Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gegenteilig
4
Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gegenteilig
5
Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gegenteilig
6
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gegenteilig
7
Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gegenteilig
8
Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gegenteilig
9
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gegenteilig

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eggenteilige,geegnteilige,gegenetilige,gegennteilige,gegenteiilge,gegenteilgie,gegenteilieg,gegenteiligge,gegenteillige,gegenteliige,gegentielige,gegentteilige,gegetneilige,geggenteilige,gegneteilige,ggeenteilige,ggegenteilige

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gegenteilige - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "gegenteilige"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gegenteilige"?

"gegenteilige" is spelled G-E-G-E-N-T-E-I-L-I-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌtaɪ̯lɪɡə].

What does "gegenteilige" mean?

As an adjective, "gegenteilige" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gegenteilig

What words are commonly confused with "gegenteilige"?

"gegenteilige" is commonly confused with "gegenteiligen", "gegenseitige". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "gegenteilige"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gegenteilige" is [ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌtaɪ̯lɪɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "gegenteilige" come from?

"gegenteilige" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.

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Using “gegenteilige”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is G-E-G-E-N-T-E-I-L-I-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌtaɪ̯lɪɡə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “gegenteiligen” - see the side-by-side comparison. gegenteilige vs gegenteiligen
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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.