Widerspiel
German, noun/ˈviːdɐˌʃpiːl/
Widerspiel is spelled W-I-D-E-R-S-P-I-E-L (10 letters) and appears about once in every 52 million words in written German, the 440,316th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Widerspiel is a German neuter noun meaning “interplay” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Wechselspiel zweier oder mehrerer Kräfte”.
What does Widerspiel mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterinterplay
- 2
neuteropposite
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Wechselspiel zweier oder mehrerer Kräfte 2. Gegenteil
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 Widerspiel
- Widerspieles genitive
- Widerspiels genitive
- Widerspiele dative singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Widerspiel?
- /ˈviːdɐˌʃpiːl/
- [ˈviːdɐˌʃpiːl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Widerspiel in German?
Widerspiel appears about once in every 52 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).