widerwärtig

[ˈviːdɐˌvɛʁtɪç]

/[ˈviːdɐˌvɛʁtɪç]/ adj

The verdict

“widerwärtig” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #34,989. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,989
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - dem guten Geschmack, persönlicher Empfindung oder moralischen Grundsätzen entgegenstrebend

Corpus desk

Index DE-widerwartig · widerwärtig · German

widerwärtig · rank #34,989 · 17 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,989
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wertsachen

Nearest frequency peer: Wertsachen (-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 „widerwärtig“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „widerwärtig“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for widerwärtig
PropertyValue
Headwordwiderwärtig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈviːdɐˌvɛʁtɪç]
Letters11
Frequency rank#34,989
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „widerwärtig“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.widerwärtigliegt 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: „Wertsachen“ (#34,988), „wiedergibt“ (#34,990), „Weisheiten“ (#34,986). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „widerwärtig“ bei #34,989. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around widerwärtig (IPA [ˈviːdɐˌvɛʁtɪç]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #34,989 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "dem guten Geschmack, persönlicher Empfindung oder moralischen Grundsätzen entgegenstrebend".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for widerwärtig, with forms such as "iwderwärtig", "wdierwärtig", and "widderwärtig". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is widerwärtig, spelled W-I-D-E-R-W-Ä-R-T-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    dem guten Geschmack, persönlicher Empfindung oder moralischen Grundsätzen entgegenstrebend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Kaffee vom Vortag, der in der Mikrowelle ein weiteres Mal erhitzt wird, schmeckt absolut widerwärtig!
  2. „Die meisten Menschen bemerken nur die erotische Merkwürdigkeit, die für sie eine Widerwärtigkeit ist, eine widerwärtige Farce.“

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iwderwärtig
  • wdierwärtig
  • widderwärtig
  • widerrwärtig
  • widerwrätig
  • widerwwärtig
  • widerwäritg
  • widerwärrtig
  • widerwärtgi
  • widerwärtigg
  • widerwärttig
  • widerwätrig
  • wideräwrtig
  • widewrärtig
  • widrewärtig
  • wiedrwärtig
  • wwiderwärtig

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

iwderwärtig2wdierwärtig2widderwärtig1widerrwärtig1widerwrätig2widerwwärtig1widerwäritg2widerwärrtig1
Edit distance from "widerwärtig"

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 "widerwärtig"?
"widerwärtig" is spelled W-I-D-E-R-W-Ä-R-T-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈviːdɐˌvɛʁtɪç].
What does "widerwärtig" mean?
As an adjective, "widerwärtig" means: dem guten Geschmack, persönlicher Empfindung oder moralischen Grundsätzen entgegenstrebend
What are common misspellings of "widerwärtig"?
Common misspellings include "iwderwärtig", "wdierwärtig", "widderwärtig", "widerrwärtig", "widerwrätig". The correct spelling is "widerwärtig".
How do you pronounce "widerwärtig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "widerwärtig" is [ˈviːdɐˌvɛʁtɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "widerwärtig" come from?
"widerwärtig" 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 "widerwärtig", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list