widerwärtigen

[ˈviːdɐˌvɛʁtɪɡn̩]

/[ˈviːdɐˌvɛʁtɪɡn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“widerwärtigen” is uncommon German (frequency #79,950 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,950
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs widerwärtig

Corpus desk

Index DE-widerwartigen · widerwärtigen · German

widerwärtigen · rank #79,950 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,950
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH wienerisch

Nearest frequency peer: wienerisch (+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 „widerwärtigen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for widerwärtigen
PropertyValue
Headwordwiderwärtigen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈviːdɐˌvɛʁtɪɡn̩]
Letters13
Frequency rank#79,950
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „widerwärtigen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „wienerisch“ (#79,951), „widerfuhr“ (#79,948), „Winkelschleifer“ (#79,952). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „widerwärtigen“ bei #79,950. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

widerwärtigen is uncommon German at frequency #79,950 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈviːdɐˌvɛʁtɪɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for widerwärtigen in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is widerwärtigen, spelled W-I-D-E-R-W-Ä-R-T-I-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs widerwärtig
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs widerwärtig
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs widerwärtig
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs widerwärtig
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs widerwärtig
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs widerwärtig
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs widerwärtig
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs widerwärtig
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs widerwärtig
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs widerwärtig
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs widerwärtig
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs 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 "widerwärtigen"?
"widerwärtigen" is spelled W-I-D-E-R-W-Ä-R-T-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈviːdɐˌvɛʁtɪɡn̩].
What does "widerwärtigen" mean?
As an adjective, "widerwärtigen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs widerwärtig
How do you pronounce "widerwärtigen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "widerwärtigen" is [ˈviːdɐˌvɛʁtɪɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "widerwärtigen" come from?
"widerwärtigen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list