Gegenuhrzeigersinn
[ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌʔuːɐ̯t͡saɪ̯ɡɐzɪn]
The verdict
“Gegenuhrzeigersinn” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Drehung nach links
Corpus desk
Index DE-gegenuhrzeigersinn · Gegenuhrzeigersinn · German
Gegenuhrzeigersinn · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 18 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 | Gegenuhrzeigersinn |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌʔuːɐ̯t͡saɪ̯ɡɐzɪn] |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Gegenuhrzeigersinn“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Gegenuhrzeigersinn is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌʔuːɐ̯t͡saɪ̯ɡɐzɪn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Drehung nach links".
No misspelling variants are generated for Gegenuhrzeigersinn in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 Gegenuhrzeigersinn, spelled G-E-G-E-N-U-H-R-Z-E-I-G-E-R-S-I-N-N.
Definition
- 1Drehung nach links
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Gegenuhrzeigersinn appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Schraube wird im Gegenuhrzeigersinn wieder herausgeschraubt und beiseitegelegt.
„Bei einem Linksprozess ist der Pfad, welcher im p,V-Diagramm durchlaufen wird, in Richtung des Gegenuhrzeigersinnes.“
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.