widerstrebt

[viːdɐˈʃtʁeːpt]

/[viːdɐˈʃtʁeːpt]/ verb

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The verdict

“widerstrebt” is uncommon German (frequency #68,889 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,889
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs widerstreben

Corpus desk

Index DE-widerstrebt · widerstrebt · German

widerstrebt · rank #68,889 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,889
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH widerspenstig…

Nearest frequency peer: widerspenstigen (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „widerstrebt“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „widerstrebt“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for widerstrebt
PropertyValue
Headwordwiderstrebt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[viːdɐˈʃtʁeːpt]
Letters11
Frequency rank#68,889
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „widerstrebt“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.widerstrebtfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „widerspenstigen“ (#68,888), „widow“ (#68,890), „wiedergesehen“ (#68,891). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „widerstrebt“ bei #68,889. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

widerstrebt is uncommon German at frequency #68,889 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [viːdɐˈʃtʁeːpt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

widerstrebt has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is widerstrebt, spelled W-I-D-E-R-S-T-R-E-B-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs widerstreben
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs widerstreben
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs widerstreben

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 "widerstrebt"?
"widerstrebt" is spelled W-I-D-E-R-S-T-R-E-B-T. The IPA pronunciation is [viːdɐˈʃtʁeːpt].
What does "widerstrebt" mean?
As a verb, "widerstrebt" means: 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs widerstreben
How do you pronounce "widerstrebt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "widerstrebt" is [viːdɐˈʃtʁeːpt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "widerstrebt" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

weltbekannt#68,883Warnstreiks#68,872Warnhinweis#68,871Waffeleisen#68,867

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list