widerlegt

[ˌviːdɐˈleːkt]

/[ˌviːdɐˈleːkt]/ verb

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The verdict

“widerlegt” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,002. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,002
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs widerlegen

Corpus desk

Index DE-widerlegt · widerlegt · German

widerlegt · rank #12,002 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #12,002
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Weltraum

Nearest frequency peer: Weltraum (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „widerlegt“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „widerlegt“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

widerlegt vs widerlegen
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for widerlegt
PropertyValue
Headwordwiderlegt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˌviːdɐˈleːkt]
Letters9
Frequency rank#12,002
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „widerlegt“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.widerlegtliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Weltraum“ (#12,001), „Wächter“ (#12,003), „Want“ (#12,000). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „widerlegt“ bei #12,002. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around widerlegt (IPA [ˌviːdɐˈleːkt]), averb. Corpus frequency is #12,002 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs widerlegen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for widerlegt, with forms such as "iwderlegt", "wdierlegt", and "widderlegt". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "widerlegen", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 widerlegt, spelled W-I-D-E-R-L-E-G-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs widerlegen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iwderlegt
  • wdierlegt
  • widderlegt
  • widelregt
  • widerelgt
  • widerleggt
  • widerlegtt
  • widerletg
  • widerlget
  • widerllegt
  • widerrlegt
  • widrelegt
  • wiedrlegt
  • wwiderlegt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of widerlegt - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

iwderlegt2wdierlegt2widderlegt1widelregt2widerelgt2widerleggt1widerlegtt1widerletg2
Edit distance from "widerlegt"

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 "widerlegt"?
"widerlegt" is spelled W-I-D-E-R-L-E-G-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌviːdɐˈleːkt].
What does "widerlegt" mean?
As a verb, "widerlegt" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs widerlegen
What words are commonly confused with "widerlegt"?
"widerlegt" is commonly confused with "widerlegen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "widerlegt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "widerlegt" is [ˌviːdɐˈleːkt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "widerlegt" come from?
"widerlegt" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list