Widersinn
[ˈviːdɐˌzɪn]
The verdict
“Widersinn” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas, das für den menschlichen Verstand keinen nachvollziehbaren Gehalt (Sinn) ergibt; Unsinn
Corpus desk
Index DE-widersinn · Widersinn · German
Widersinn · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "W" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Widersinn |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈviːdɐˌzɪn] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Widersinn“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Widersinn is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈviːdɐˌzɪn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "etwas, das für den menschlichen Verstand keinen nachvollziehbaren Gehalt (Sinn) ergibt; Unsinn".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Widersinn in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Widersinn, spelled W-I-D-E-R-S-I-N-N.
Definition
- 1etwas, das für den menschlichen Verstand keinen nachvollziehbaren Gehalt (Sinn) ergibt; Unsinn
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Widersinn appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Sollte es denn niemanden in der Regierung dieses reichen Landes geben, niemanden unter den Mächtigen dieser in christlicher Nächstenliebe erzogenen Nation, der diesen himmelschreienden Widersinn erkennt und ihm ein Ende setzt?“
Antonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.