Widerlegung

[ˌviːdɐˈleːɡʊŋ]

/[ˌviːdɐˈleːɡʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Widerlegung” is uncommon German (frequency #53,381 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,381
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Beweis, dass eine Behauptung falsch ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-widerlegung · Widerlegung · German

Widerlegung · rank #53,381 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,381
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH wettet

Nearest frequency peer: wettet (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Widerlegung“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Widerlegung“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Widerlegung
PropertyValue
HeadwordWiderlegung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌviːdɐˈleːɡʊŋ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#53,381
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Widerlegung“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Widerlegungfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „wettet“ (#53,380), „Windsheim“ (#53,382), „Westbahnhof“ (#53,379). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Widerlegung“ bei #53,381. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Widerlegung is uncommon German at frequency #53,381 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌviːdɐˈleːɡʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Beweis, dass eine Behauptung falsch ist".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Widerlegung, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Widerlegung, spelled W-I-D-E-R-L-E-G-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Beweis, dass eine Behauptung falsch ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Widerlegung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. An der Widerlegung der These haben wir sehr lange gearbeitet.

Synonyms

GegenbeweisFalsifizierungRefutation

This word in other languages

refutation(English)refutación(Español)réfutation(Français)

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 "Widerlegung"?
"Widerlegung" is spelled W-I-D-E-R-L-E-G-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌviːdɐˈleːɡʊŋ].
What does "Widerlegung" mean?
As a noun, "Widerlegung" means: Beweis, dass eine Behauptung falsch ist
How do you pronounce "Widerlegung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Widerlegung" is [ˌviːdɐˈleːɡʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Widerlegung" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Westbahnhof#53,379Wasserdruck#53,371Wolkendecke#53,391Wanderwegen#53,369

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list