widerspricht

[ˌviːdɐˈʃpʁɪçt]

/[ˌviːdɐˈʃpʁɪçt]/ verb

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The verdict

“widerspricht” has 20 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,008. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,008
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
20
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-widerspricht · widerspricht · German

widerspricht · rank #8,008 · 20 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,008
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 20 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wertung

Nearest frequency peer: Wertung (-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 „widerspricht“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „widerspricht“ 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).

widerspricht vs Widerspruch
75% similar
widerspricht vs Widersprüche
75% similar
widerspricht vs Widerspruchs
75% similar

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

Key facts for widerspricht
PropertyValue
Headwordwiderspricht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˌviːdɐˈʃpʁɪçt]
Letters12
Frequency rank#8,008
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „widerspricht“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).widersprichtliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Wertung“ (#8,007), „wunderbaren“ (#8,009), „Xbox“ (#8,010). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „widerspricht“ bei #8,008. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around widerspricht (IPA [ˌviːdɐˈʃpʁɪçt]), averb. Corpus frequency is #8,008 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs widersprechen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for widerspricht, with forms such as "iwderspricht", "wdierspricht", and "widderspricht". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Widerspruch", "Widersprüche", "Widerspruchs", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is widerspricht, spelled W-I-D-E-R-S-P-R-I-C-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs widersprechen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iwderspricht
  • wdierspricht
  • widderspricht
  • widerpsricht
  • widerrspricht
  • widerspircht
  • widersppricht
  • widersprciht
  • widerspriccht
  • widersprichht
  • widersprichtt
  • widerspricth
  • widersprihct
  • widersprricht
  • widersrpicht
  • widersspricht
  • widesrpricht
  • widrespricht
  • wiedrspricht
  • wwiderspricht

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of widerspricht - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

iwderspricht2wdierspricht2widderspricht1widerpsricht2widerrspricht1widerspircht2widersppricht1widersprciht2
Edit distance from "widerspricht"

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 "widerspricht"?
"widerspricht" is spelled W-I-D-E-R-S-P-R-I-C-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌviːdɐˈʃpʁɪçt].
What does "widerspricht" mean?
As a verb, "widerspricht" means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs widersprechen
What words are commonly confused with "widerspricht"?
"widerspricht" is commonly confused with "Widerspruch", "Widersprüche", "Widerspruchs". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "widerspricht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "widerspricht" is [ˌviːdɐˈʃpʁɪçt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "widerspricht" come from?
"widerspricht" 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 "widerspricht", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (20 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list