Widerschein
German, noun/ˈviːdɐˌʃaɪ̯n/
Widerschein is spelled W-I-D-E-R-S-C-H-E-I-N (11 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written German, the 168,023rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Widerschein is a German masculine noun meaning “reflection” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “gebrochenes, reflektiertes Licht”.
What does Widerschein mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinereflection
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. gebrochenes, reflektiertes Licht
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 Widerschein
- Widerscheines genitive
- Widerscheins genitive
- Widerscheine plural
- Widerscheinen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Widerschein?
- /ˈviːdɐˌʃaɪ̯n/
- [ˈviːdɐˌʃaɪ̯n]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Widerschein in German?
Widerschein appears about once in every 10 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).