widersinnig

[ˈviːdɐˌzɪnɪç]

/[ˈviːdɐˌzɪnɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“widersinnig” is uncommon German (frequency #73,115 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,115
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Vernunft widersprechend

Corpus desk

Index DE-widersinnig · widersinnig · German

widersinnig · rank #73,115 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,115
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH widerlegte

Nearest frequency peer: widerlegte (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „widersinnig“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „widersinnig“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for widersinnig
PropertyValue
Headwordwidersinnig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈviːdɐˌzɪnɪç]
Letters11
Frequency rank#73,115
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „widersinnig“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).widersinnigfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „widerlegte“ (#73,114), „widerstandsfähiger“ (#73,116), „wiederholtem“ (#73,117). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „widersinnig“ bei #73,115. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

widersinnig is uncommon German at frequency #73,115 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈviːdɐˌzɪnɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "der Vernunft widersprechend".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for widersinnig, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is widersinnig, spelled W-I-D-E-R-S-I-N-N-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Vernunft widersprechend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die neue Bezeichnung der Funktion in diesem Programm halte ich für widersinnig.
  2. Das Argument der Kommission, die Liste unterliege einer Geheimhaltungspflicht, sei "widersinnig" und "absurd", weil die Kommission selbst Inhalte der Liste in einer Pressemitteilung bekanntgegeben habe.

This word in other languages

absurd(English)absurdo(Español)

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 "widersinnig"?
"widersinnig" is spelled W-I-D-E-R-S-I-N-N-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈviːdɐˌzɪnɪç].
What does "widersinnig" mean?
As an adjective, "widersinnig" means: der Vernunft widersprechend
How do you pronounce "widersinnig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "widersinnig" is [ˈviːdɐˌzɪnɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list