gegenteiliges
[ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌtaɪ̯lɪɡəs]
The verdict
“gegenteiliges” is uncommon German (frequency #80,400 among 54,401 “G” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #80,400
- frequency rank, German
- 54,401
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gegenteilig
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gegenteiliges |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌtaɪ̯lɪɡəs] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #80,400 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “gegenteiliges” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
gegenteiliges is uncommon German at frequency #80,400 among 54,401 “G” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌtaɪ̯lɪɡəs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for gegenteiliges, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 gegenteiliges, spelled G-E-G-E-N-T-E-I-L-I-G-E-S.
Definition
- 1Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gegenteilig
- 2Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gegenteilig
- 3Nominativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gegenteilig
- 4Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gegenteilig
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.
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Using “gegenteiliges”
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-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.