Gegnerschaft

[ˈɡeːɡnɐʃaft]

/[ˈɡeːɡnɐʃaft]/ noun

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The verdict

“Gegnerschaft” is an uncommon German word, ranked #56,144 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#56,144
frequency rank, German
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - innere Haltung, gegen etwas zu sein

Key facts for Gegnerschaft
PropertyValue
HeadwordGegnerschaft
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡeːɡnɐʃaft]
Letters12
Frequency rank#56,144
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Gegnerschaft” 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). Gegnerschaft lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Gegnerschaft is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈɡeːɡnɐʃaft]. Corpus data places it at rank #56,144 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Gegnerschaft doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Gegnerschaft, spelled G-E-G-N-E-R-S-C-H-A-F-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    innere Haltung, gegen etwas zu sein
  2. 2
    Gesamtheit der Gegner

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Gegnerschaft"?
"Gegnerschaft" is spelled G-E-G-N-E-R-S-C-H-A-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡeːɡnɐʃaft].
What does "Gegnerschaft" mean?
As a noun, "Gegnerschaft" means: innere Haltung, gegen etwas zu sein
How do you pronounce "Gegnerschaft"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gegnerschaft" is [ˈɡeːɡnɐʃaft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gegnerschaft" come from?
"Gegnerschaft" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Gegnerschaft”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is G-E-G-N-E-R-S-C-H-A-F-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈɡeːɡnɐʃaft] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list