widerspenstig
German, adjective/ˈviːdɐˌʃpɛnstɪç/
widerspenstig is spelled W-I-D-E-R-S-P-E-N-S-T-I-G (13 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 85,035th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Widerspenstig is a German adjective meaning “recalcitrant, renitent, rebellious, unruly, wayward, obstinate, unmanageable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “sich sträubend, unbeugsam, sich nicht fügen wollend”.
What does widerspenstig mean in English?
adjective
- 1
recalcitrant, renitent, rebellious, unruly, wayward, obstinate, unmanageable
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. sich sträubend, unbeugsam, sich nicht fügen wollend
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 widerspenstig
- widerspenstiger masculine nominative singular
- am widerspenstigsten superlative
- widerspenstige feminine nominative singular
- widerspenstiges neuter nominative singular
- widerspenstigen genitive masculine singular
- widerspenstigem dative masculine singular
- der widerspenstige definite includes-article masculine
- die widerspenstige definite feminine includes-article
- das widerspenstige definite includes-article neuter
- die widerspenstigen definite includes-article nominative
- des widerspenstigen definite genitive includes-article
- der widerspenstigen definite feminine genitive
- dem widerspenstigen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce widerspenstig?
- /ˈviːdɐˌʃpɛnstɪç/
- /ˈviːdɐˌʃpɛnstɪk/
- [ˈviːdɐˌʃpɛnstɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to widerspenstig
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is widerspenstig in German?
widerspenstig 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).