widerstanden
[viːdɐˈʃtandn̩]
The verdict
“widerstanden” is uncommon German (frequency #77,548 among 38,697 “W” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #77,548
- frequency rank, German
- 38,697
- “W” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs widerstehen
Corpus desk
Index DE-widerstanden · widerstanden · German
widerstanden · rank #77,548 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #77,548
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 38,697
- PHOTO-FINISH Widersprüchli…
Nearest frequency peer: Widersprüchlichkeit (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “widerstanden”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Whiteboard
Whiteboard
22,457 corpus weight
- Widersprüch…
Widersprüchlichkeit
22,454 corpus weight
- widerstanden
widerstanden
22,453 corpus weight
- Wiede
Wiede
22,452 corpus weight
- wiegst
wiegst
22,451 corpus weight
- Wildau
Wildau
22,449 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “widerstanden” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | widerstanden |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [viːdɐˈʃtandn̩] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #77,548 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “widerstanden” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
widerstanden is uncommon German at frequency #77,548 among 38,697 “W” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [viːdɐˈʃtandn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for widerstanden in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is widerstanden, spelled W-I-D-E-R-S-T-A-N-D-E-N.
Definition
- 11. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs widerstehen
- 23. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs widerstehen
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you spell "widerstanden"?
What does "widerstanden" mean?
How do you pronounce "widerstanden"?
What language does "widerstanden" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "widerstanden", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.