gegenwärtiger

[ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌvɛʁtɪɡɐ]

/[ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌvɛʁtɪɡɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“gegenwärtiger” is uncommon German (frequency #61,529 among 54,401 “G” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,529
frequency rank, German
54,401
“G” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-gegenwartiger · gegenwärtiger · German

gegenwärtiger · rank #61,529 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,529
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 54,401
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gegenwartskun…

Nearest frequency peer: Gegenwartskunst (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “gegenwärtiger”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for gegenwärtiger
PropertyValue
Headwordgegenwärtiger
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌvɛʁtɪɡɐ]
Letters13
Frequency rank#61,529
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “gegenwärtiger” 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). gegenwärtiger lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gegenwärtiger is uncommon German at frequency #61,529 among 54,401 “G” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌvɛʁtɪɡɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for gegenwärtiger, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is gegenwärtiger, spelled G-E-G-E-N-W-Ä-R-T-I-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gegenwärtig
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gegenwärtig
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gegenwärtig
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gegenwärtig
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gegenwärtig

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 "gegenwärtiger"?
"gegenwärtiger" is spelled G-E-G-E-N-W-Ä-R-T-I-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌvɛʁtɪɡɐ].
What does "gegenwärtiger" mean?
As an adjective, "gegenwärtiger" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gegenwärtig
How do you pronounce "gegenwärtiger"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gegenwärtiger" is [ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌvɛʁtɪɡɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list