widrigenfalls

[ˈviːdʁɪɡn̩ˌfals]

/[ˈviːdʁɪɡn̩ˌfals]/ adv

The verdict

“widrigenfalls” is uncommon German (frequency #97,967 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,967
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sollte das Gesagte nicht zutreffen, im anderen Falle

Corpus desk

Index DE-widrigenfalls · widrigenfalls · German

widrigenfalls · rank #97,967 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #97,967
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH widersprüchli…

Nearest frequency peer: widersprüchliches (-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 „widrigenfalls“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for widrigenfalls
PropertyValue
Headwordwidrigenfalls
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[ˈviːdʁɪɡn̩ˌfals]
Letters13
Frequency rank#97,967
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „widrigenfalls“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).widrigenfallsfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „widersprüchliches“ (#97,966), „wiedergutmachen“ (#97,969), „Wichsvorlage“ (#97,964). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „widrigenfalls“ bei #97,967. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

widrigenfalls is uncommon German at frequency #97,967 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed [ˈviːdʁɪɡn̩ˌfals]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sollte das Gesagte nicht zutreffen, im anderen Falle".

Zero misspellings are on record for widrigenfalls in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is widrigenfalls, spelled W-I-D-R-I-G-E-N-F-A-L-L-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    sollte das Gesagte nicht zutreffen, im anderen Falle

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Mit kaltblütiger Ruhe stieg der Postbote die Treppe hinauf und erklärte Herrn Pfeifer, daß diesem Unfug ein Ende gemacht werden müsse, widrigenfalls er keine Briefe mehr hierher zu besorgen brauche.“
  2. „Die Einzelheiten des Vergleichs, der Polanski von einem Richter in Los Angeles unter der Drohung aufgezwungen wurde, widrigenfalls werde man dessen Einnahmen aus amerikanischen Kinos beschlagnahmen, sind unbekannt, weil vertraulich.“

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "widrigenfalls"?
"widrigenfalls" is spelled W-I-D-R-I-G-E-N-F-A-L-L-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈviːdʁɪɡn̩ˌfals].
What does "widrigenfalls" mean?
As an adverb, "widrigenfalls" means: sollte das Gesagte nicht zutreffen, im anderen Falle
How do you pronounce "widrigenfalls"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "widrigenfalls" is [ˈviːdʁɪɡn̩ˌfals]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "widrigenfalls" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list