widerspreche

[ˌviːdɐˈʃpʁɛçə]

/[ˌviːdɐˈʃpʁɛçə]/ verb

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The verdict

“widerspreche” has 19 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #31,881. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,881
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
19
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs widersprechen

Corpus desk

Index DE-widerspreche · widerspreche · German

widerspreche · rank #31,881 · 19 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,881
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wetterdienst

Nearest frequency peer: Wetterdienst (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „widerspreche“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „widerspreche“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

widerspreche vs Widerspruch
75% similar
widerspreche vs widerspricht
83% similar
widerspreche vs Widersprüche
83% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for widerspreche
PropertyValue
Headwordwiderspreche
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˌviːdɐˈʃpʁɛçə]
Letters12
Frequency rank#31,881
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „widerspreche“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).widersprecheliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Wetterdienst“ (#31,880), „widerwillig“ (#31,882), „Werwolf“ (#31,879). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „widerspreche“ bei #31,881. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around widerspreche (IPA [ˌviːdɐˈʃpʁɛçə]), averb. Corpus frequency is #31,881 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for widerspreche, with forms such as "iwderspreche", "wdierspreche", and "widderspreche". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "Widerspruch", "widerspricht", "Widersprüche", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is widerspreche, spelled W-I-D-E-R-S-P-R-E-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs widersprechen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs widersprechen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs widersprechen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iwderspreche
  • wdierspreche
  • widderspreche
  • widerpsreche
  • widerrspreche
  • widersperche
  • widersppreche
  • widersprcehe
  • widersprecche
  • widerspreceh
  • widersprechhe
  • widersprehce
  • widersprreche
  • widersrpeche
  • widersspreche
  • widesrpreche
  • widrespreche
  • wiedrspreche
  • wwiderspreche

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of widerspreche - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

iwderspreche2wdierspreche2widderspreche1widerpsreche2widerrspreche1widersperche2widersppreche1widersprcehe2
Edit distance from "widerspreche"

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 "widerspreche"?
"widerspreche" is spelled W-I-D-E-R-S-P-R-E-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌviːdɐˈʃpʁɛçə].
What does "widerspreche" mean?
As a verb, "widerspreche" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs widersprechen
What words are commonly confused with "widerspreche"?
"widerspreche" is commonly confused with "Widerspruch", "widerspricht", "Widersprüche". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "widerspreche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "widerspreche" is [ˌviːdɐˈʃpʁɛçə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "widerspreche" come from?
"widerspreche" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Wetterdienst#31,880Winterschlaf#31,885voraussetzen#31,869unterwandert#31,843

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

wiederzusehen19 variantsVerhältnisses19 variantsAltersgrenze19 variantsansprechende19 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list