gegenüberliegen
[ɡeːɡn̩ˈʔyːbɐˌliːɡn̩]
The verdict
“gegenüberliegen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - gegenüber von jemandem, etwas liegen; sich gegenüber befinden
Corpus desk
Index DE-gegenuberliegen · gegenüberliegen · German
gegenüberliegen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gegenüberliegen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɡeːɡn̩ˈʔyːbɐˌliːɡn̩] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „gegenüberliegen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
gegenüberliegen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ɡeːɡn̩ˈʔyːbɐˌliːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "gegenüber von jemandem, etwas liegen; sich gegenüber befinden".
Zero misspellings are on record for gegenüberliegen in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is gegenüberliegen, spelled G-E-G-E-N-Ü-B-E-R-L-I-E-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1gegenüber von jemandem, etwas liegen; sich gegenüber befinden
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how gegenüberliegen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Als Antipoden bezeichnet man in der Mathematik zwei Punkte einer Sphäre, die sich diametral gegenüberliegen.
Auf der Erdkugel liegt Spanien genau gegenüber von Neuseeland.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.