widerstrahlen
[ˈviːdɐˌʃtʁaːlən]
The verdict
“widerstrahlen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von einer reflektierenden Fläche zurückstrahlen
Corpus desk
Index DE-widerstrahlen · widerstrahlen · German
widerstrahlen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "W" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | widerstrahlen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈviːdɐˌʃtʁaːlən] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „widerstrahlen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
widerstrahlen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈviːdɐˌʃtʁaːlən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "von einer reflektierenden Fläche zurückstrahlen".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for widerstrahlen, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is widerstrahlen, spelled W-I-D-E-R-S-T-R-A-H-L-E-N.
Definition
- 1von einer reflektierenden Fläche zurückstrahlen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how widerstrahlen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„[…] und schaute, während die andern sangen, schweigend auf die wohllüstig um ihre Knöchel spielenden Wellen wie verzaubert und versunken in das Bild der eigenen Schönheit, das der trunkene Wasserspiegel widerstrahlte.“
„Sie verstellen sich in deiner Gegenwart und werden vielleicht sogar besser, — genug, du lernst sie so kennen, als ob sie Spiegel wären, in denen du selber widerstrahlst.“
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.