Gegenwirkung
German, noun[ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌvɪʁkʊŋ]
Gegenwirkung is spelled G-E-G-E-N-W-I-R-K-U-N-G (12 letters) and appears about once in every 26 million words in written German, the 293,729th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gegenwirkung is a German feminine noun meaning “reaction, counteraction” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Reaktion auf eine Wirkung/Kraft, die dieser entgegengesetzt ist”.
What does Gegenwirkung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininereaction, counteraction
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Reaktion auf eine Wirkung/Kraft, die dieser entgegengesetzt ist
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Gegenwirkung
- Gegenwirkungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Gegenwirkung?
- [ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌvɪʁkʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Gegenwirkung in German?
Gegenwirkung appears about once in every 26 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).