widersinnig
German, adjective/ˈviːdɐˌzɪnɪç/
widersinnig is spelled W-I-D-E-R-S-I-N-N-I-G (11 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 72,255th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Widersinnig is a German adjective meaning “nonsensical, absurd” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “der Vernunft widersprechend”.
What does widersinnig mean in English?
adjective
- 1
nonsensical, absurd
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. der Vernunft widersprechend
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 widersinnig
- widersinniger masculine nominative singular
- am widersinnigsten superlative
- widersinnige feminine nominative singular
- widersinniges neuter nominative singular
- widersinnigen genitive masculine singular
- widersinnigem dative masculine singular
- der widersinnige definite includes-article masculine
- die widersinnige definite feminine includes-article
- das widersinnige definite includes-article neuter
- die widersinnigen definite includes-article nominative
- des widersinnigen definite genitive includes-article
- der widersinnigen definite feminine genitive
- dem widersinnigen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce widersinnig?
- /ˈviːdɐˌzɪnɪç/
- /ˈviːdɐˌzɪnɪk/
- [ˈviːdɐˌzɪnɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to widersinnig
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is widersinnig in German?
widersinnig appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).