Widersacher

[ˈviːdɐˌzaxɐ]

/[ˈviːdɐˌzaxɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Widersacher” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #25,842. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,842
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die engagiert gegen die Interessen einer anderen Person arbeitet

Corpus desk

Index DE-widersacher · Widersacher · German

Widersacher · rank #25,842 · 17 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #25,842
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH widerliche

Nearest frequency peer: widerliche (-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 „Widersacher“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Widersacher“ 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).

Widersacher vs widerlicher
73% similar

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

Key facts for Widersacher
PropertyValue
HeadwordWidersacher
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈviːdɐˌzaxɐ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#25,842
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Widersacher“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „widerliche“ (#25,841), „willig“ (#25,843), „wohler“ (#25,844). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Widersacher“ bei #25,842. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around Widersacher (IPA [ˈviːdɐˌzaxɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,842 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Person, die engagiert gegen die Interessen einer anderen Person arbeitet".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Widersacher, with forms such as "iwdersacher", "wdiersacher", and "widdersacher". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "widerlicher", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Widersacher, spelled W-I-D-E-R-S-A-C-H-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die engagiert gegen die Interessen einer anderen Person arbeitet

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Sie kämpften 424 mit in Nordafrika für den römischen Usurpator Johannes gegen dessen Widersacher, den Feldherrn Bonifatius; …“
  2. „Für das Treffen haben sich die beiden Widersacher jeweils die Gefolgschaft angesehener Bauern gesichert.“

Antonyms

BefürworterHelferMitstreiterUnterstützer

This word in other languages

adversary(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iwdersacher
  • wdiersacher
  • widdersacher
  • widerascher
  • widerrsacher
  • widersaccher
  • widersacehr
  • widersacherr
  • widersachher
  • widersachre
  • widersahcer
  • widerscaher
  • widerssacher
  • widesracher
  • widresacher
  • wiedrsacher
  • wwidersacher

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Widersacher - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

iwdersacher2wdiersacher2widdersacher1widerascher2widerrsacher1widersaccher1widersacehr2widersacherr1
Edit distance from "Widersacher"

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 "Widersacher"?
"Widersacher" is spelled W-I-D-E-R-S-A-C-H-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈviːdɐˌzaxɐ].
What does "Widersacher" mean?
As a noun, "Widersacher" means: Person, die engagiert gegen die Interessen einer anderen Person arbeitet
What words are commonly confused with "Widersacher"?
"Widersacher" is commonly confused with "widerlicher". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Widersacher"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Widersacher" is [ˈviːdɐˌzaxɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Widersacher" come from?
"Widersacher" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Wartezimmer#25,834zweijährige#25,854vorgegebene#25,827Vertreterin#25,818

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

öffentlichem17 variantsübereinkommen17 variantsAggressivität17 variantsungünstigen17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list