widerstehen

[viːdɐˈʃteːən]

/[viːdɐˈʃteːən]/ verb

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The verdict

“widerstehen” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,415. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,415
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - standhaft bleiben, einer Versuchung nicht erliegen

Corpus desk

Index DE-widerstehen · widerstehen · German

widerstehen · rank #12,415 · 17 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #12,415
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH vorzunehmen

Nearest frequency peer: vorzunehmen (-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 „widerstehen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „widerstehen“ 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).

widerstehen vs Wiedersehen
73% similar

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

Key facts for widerstehen
PropertyValue
Headwordwiderstehen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[viːdɐˈʃteːən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#12,415
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „widerstehen“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „vorzunehmen“ (#12,414), „wiederholte“ (#12,416), „vorlesen“ (#12,413). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „widerstehen“ bei #12,415. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around widerstehen (IPA [viːdɐˈʃteːən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #12,415 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for widerstehen, with forms such as "iwderstehen", "wdierstehen", and "widderstehen". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Wiedersehen", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is widerstehen, spelled W-I-D-E-R-S-T-E-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    standhaft bleiben, einer Versuchung nicht erliegen
  2. 2
    trotzen, sich widersetzen, nicht nachgeben, Widerstand leisten
  3. 3
    widerstandsfähig sein, der Einwirkung einer Kraft standhalten
  4. 4
    zuwider sein, eine Abneigung haben

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how widerstehen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Wer kann schon einem Stück Schokolade widerstehen?
  2. „Polens Großmütter widerstehen erfolgreich den Versuchungen der neuen Zeit und verwandeln sich nur in seltensten Fällen in eine rüstige Seniorin nach westeuropäischem Muster.“

Synonyms

standhaltendurchhaltentrotzenwidersetzenentgegenstellenaushalten

Antonyms

erliegennachgeben

This word in other languages

resist(English)resistir(Español)résister(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iwderstehen
  • wdierstehen
  • widderstehen
  • widerrstehen
  • widersethen
  • widersstehen
  • widersteehn
  • widerstehenn
  • widerstehhen
  • widerstehne
  • widerstheen
  • widersttehen
  • widertsehen
  • widesrtehen
  • widrestehen
  • wiedrstehen
  • wwiderstehen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of widerstehen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

iwderstehen2wdierstehen2widderstehen1widerrstehen1widersethen2widersstehen1widersteehn2widerstehenn1
Edit distance from "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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "widerstehen"?
"widerstehen" is spelled W-I-D-E-R-S-T-E-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [viːdɐˈʃteːən].
What does "widerstehen" mean?
As a verb, "widerstehen" means: standhaft bleiben, einer Versuchung nicht erliegen
What words are commonly confused with "widerstehen"?
"widerstehen" is commonly confused with "Wiedersehen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "widerstehen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "widerstehen" is [viːdɐˈʃteːən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "widerstehen" come from?
"widerstehen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

vorzunehmen#12,414wiederholte#12,416Verpflegung#12,410zunehmender#12,424

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

Übergewicht17 variantsausnahmslos17 variantsgemeinnützige17 variantsKoordination17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list