widerstreit

[viːdɐˈʃtʁaɪ̯t]

/[viːdɐˈʃtʁaɪ̯t]/ verb

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The verdict

“widerstreit” is uncommon German (frequency #96,522 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,522
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-widerstreit · widerstreit · German

widerstreit · rank #96,522 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,522
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH widergespiege…

Nearest frequency peer: widergespiegelt (-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 „widerstreit“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for widerstreit
PropertyValue
Headwordwiderstreit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[viːdɐˈʃtʁaɪ̯t]
Letters11
Frequency rank#96,522
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „widerstreit“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „widergespiegelt“ (#96,521), „wid“ (#96,520), „wiedererlangt“ (#96,524). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „widerstreit“ bei #96,522. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

widerstreit is uncommon German at frequency #96,522 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [viːdɐˈʃtʁaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs widerstreiten".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for widerstreit, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is widerstreit, spelled W-I-D-E-R-S-T-R-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs widerstreiten

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

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

Same letter count

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

Wickeltisch#96,519Whitechapel#96,517Wortbildung#96,536Wortspielen#96,537

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list