wider
German, preposition/ˈviːdər/
wider is spelled W-I-D-E-R (5 letters) and appears 15 times per million words in written German, the 5,079th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Wider is a German preposition meaning “against” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “drückt einen Gegensatz aus”.
What does wider mean in English?
preposition
- 1
against
Kain, der erste Rebell wider den autoritären Vater-Gott.
prefix
- 1
against, contrary to, contra-
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
preposition: 1. drückt einen Gegensatz aus 2. entgegen, gegen
prefix: 1. entgegen, gegen, konträr 2. zurück
noun: 1. alles, was gegen eine Sache spricht
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 wider
- Widers genitive singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce wider?
- /ˈviːdər/
- [ˈviːdɐ]
- [ˈʋiːdɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to wider
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is wider in German?
wider appears 15 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).