gegenteilig
German, adjective/ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌtaɪ̯lɪç/
gegenteilig is a German adjective meaning “contrary, opposite, converse” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “entgegengesetzt”.
What does gegenteilig mean in English?
adjective
- 1
contrary, opposite, converse
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. entgegengesetzt
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 gegenteilig
- gegenteiliger masculine nominative singular
- gegenteilige feminine nominative singular
- gegenteiliges neuter nominative singular
- gegenteiligen genitive masculine singular
- gegenteiligem dative masculine singular
- der gegenteilige definite includes-article masculine
- die gegenteilige definite feminine includes-article
- das gegenteilige definite includes-article neuter
- die gegenteiligen definite includes-article nominative
- des gegenteiligen definite genitive includes-article
- der gegenteiligen definite feminine genitive
- dem gegenteiligen dative definite includes-article
- den gegenteiligen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gegenteilig?
- /ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌtaɪ̯lɪç/
- /-ˌtaɪ̯lɪk/
- [ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌtaɪ̯lɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is gegenteilig in German?
gegenteilig appears about once in every 6 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).