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Widerrede

German, noun/ˈviːdɐˌʁeːdə/

Widerrede is spelled W-I-D-E-R-R-E-D-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 57,755th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Widerrede is a German feminine noun meaning “backtalk” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Worte, mit denen eine gegensätzliche Haltung deutlich gemacht wird”.

What does Widerrede mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininebacktalk

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Worte, mit denen eine gegensätzliche Haltung deutlich gemacht wird 2. Vortrag (Gegenrede) als Antwort auf eine zuerst gehaltene Rede

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 Widerrede

  • Widerreden plural

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce Widerrede?

  • /ˈviːdɐˌʁeːdə/
  • [ˈviːdɐˌʁeːdə]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to Widerrede

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is Widerrede in German?

Widerrede appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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