widerspenstigen

[ˈviːdɐˌʃpɛnstɪɡn̩]

/[ˈviːdɐˌʃpɛnstɪɡn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“widerspenstigen” is uncommon German (frequency #68,888 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,888
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs widerspenstig

Corpus desk

Index DE-widerspenstigen · widerspenstigen · German

widerspenstigen · rank #68,888 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,888
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH widerstrebt

Nearest frequency peer: widerstrebt (+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 „widerspenstigen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for widerspenstigen
PropertyValue
Headwordwiderspenstigen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈviːdɐˌʃpɛnstɪɡn̩]
Letters15
Frequency rank#68,888
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „widerspenstigen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „widerstrebt“ (#68,889), „widow“ (#68,890), „wiedergesehen“ (#68,891). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „widerspenstigen“ bei #68,888. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

widerspenstigen is uncommon German at frequency #68,888 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈviːdɐˌʃpɛnstɪɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for widerspenstigen in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is widerspenstigen, spelled W-I-D-E-R-S-P-E-N-S-T-I-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs widerspenstig
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs widerspenstig
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs widerspenstig
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs widerspenstig
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs widerspenstig
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs widerspenstig
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs widerspenstig
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs widerspenstig
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs widerspenstig
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs widerspenstig
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs widerspenstig
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs widerspenstig

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 "widerspenstigen"?
"widerspenstigen" is spelled W-I-D-E-R-S-P-E-N-S-T-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈviːdɐˌʃpɛnstɪɡn̩].
What does "widerspenstigen" mean?
As an adjective, "widerspenstigen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs widerspenstig
How do you pronounce "widerspenstigen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "widerspenstigen" is [ˈviːdɐˌʃpɛnstɪɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "widerspenstigen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list