gegenüberliegende

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

[ɡeːɡn̩ˈʔyːbɐˌliːɡn̩də]

/[ɡeːɡn̩ˈʔyːbɐˌliːɡn̩də]/ adj

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

The verdict

“gegenüberliegende” has 25 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #40,555. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,555
frequency rank, German: 54,401
“G” headwords: 25
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-gegenuberliegende · gegenüberliegende · German

gegenüberliegende · rank #40,555 · 25 variants · 1 confusable

FREQ-MID #40,555
LEN-MEGA 17 letters
VOW-8 8 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
VAR-HIGH 25 variants
BOOK-DENSE 54,401
PHOTO-FINISH Gegenbewegung

Nearest frequency peer: Gegenbewegung (-1 rank slots)

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.

gefischt

59,449
geflutet

59,448
Gegenbewegu…

59,447
gegenüberli…

59,446
gemalte

59,445
Gemeindemit…

59,444

What this shows Bars show where “gegenüberliegende” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

gegenüberliegende vs gegenüberliegenden

94% similar

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

Key facts for gegenüberliegende
Property	Value
Headword	gegenüberliegende
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ɡeːɡn̩ˈʔyːbɐˌliːɡn̩də]
Letters	17
Frequency rank	#40,555
Misspellings tracked	25
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “gegenüberliegende” 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). gegenüberliegende lands here:

#40,555

#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 25 spelling variants around gegenüberliegende (IPA [ɡeːɡn̩ˈʔyːbɐˌliːɡn̩də]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #40,555 among 54,401 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 25 likely wrong-spelling variants for gegenüberliegende, with forms such as "eggenüberliegende", "geegnüberliegende", and "gegenbüerliegende". 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. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "gegenüberliegenden", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is gegenüberliegende, spelled G-E-G-E-N-Ü-B-E-R-L-I-E-G-E-N-D-E.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

eggenüberliegende
geegnüberliegende
gegenbüerliegende
gegennüberliegende
gegenübberliegende
gegenübelriegende
gegenüberilegende
gegenüberleigende
gegenüberlieegnde
gegenüberliegedne
gegenüberliegendde
gegenüberliegened
gegenüberliegennde
gegenüberlieggende
gegenüberliegnede
gegenüberligeende
gegenüberlliegende
gegenüberrliegende
gegenübreliegende
gegenüebrliegende
gegeünberliegende
geggenüberliegende
gegneüberliegende
ggeenüberliegende
ggegenüberliegende

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gegenüberliegende - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "gegenüberliegende"

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gegenüberliegende"?

"gegenüberliegende" is spelled G-E-G-E-N-Ü-B-E-R-L-I-E-G-E-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡeːɡn̩ˈʔyːbɐˌliːɡn̩də].

What does "gegenüberliegende" mean?

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

What words are commonly confused with "gegenüberliegende"?

"gegenüberliegende" is commonly confused with "gegenüberliegenden". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "gegenüberliegende"?

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

What language does "gegenüberliegende" come from?

"gegenüberliegende" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "gegenüberliegende", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 17 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

freundlicherweise#40,541 Himmelsrichtungen#40,596 westafrikanischen#40,320 Übersichtlichkeit#40,990

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (25 here; floor ≥5).

psychologisches25 variants Weihnachtslieder25 variants Verschwiegenheit25 variants Wirtschaftsraum25 variants

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.