Gegentreffer
[ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌtʁɛfɐ]
The verdict
“Gegentreffer” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #48,917 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #48,917
- frequency rank, German
- 12
- letters
- 17
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tor auch für die Mannschaft, die zuvor ein Tor gegen sich kassiert hatte
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Gegentreffer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌtʁɛfɐ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #48,917 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Gegentreffer” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Gegentreffer is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌtʁɛfɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #48,917 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Tor auch für die Mannschaft, die zuvor ein Tor gegen sich kassiert hatte".
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Gegentreffer, with forms such as "eggentreffer", "geegntreffer", and "gegenntreffer". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Gegentreffer, spelled G-E-G-E-N-T-R-E-F-F-E-R.
Definition
- 1Tor auch für die Mannschaft, die zuvor ein Tor gegen sich kassiert hatte
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: eggentreffer,geegntreffer,gegenntreffer,gegenrteffer,gegenterffer,gegentrefefr,gegentrefer,gegentrefferr,gegentreffre,gegentrfefer,gegentrreffer,gegenttreffer,gegetnreffer,geggentreffer,gegnetreffer,ggeentreffer,ggegentreffer
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Gegentreffer - 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.
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 “Gegentreffer”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is G-E-G-E-N-T-R-E-F-F-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌtʁɛfɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.