wiedergewinnen

[ˈviːdɐɡəˌvɪnən]

/[ˈviːdɐɡəˌvɪnən]/ verb

The verdict

“wiedergewinnen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas zurückerhalten/zurückerobern, was man verloren hat

Corpus desk

Index DE-wiedergewinnen · wiedergewinnen · German

wiedergewinnen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "W" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for wiedergewinnen
PropertyValue
Headwordwiedergewinnen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈviːdɐɡəˌvɪnən]
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „wiedergewinnen“ im Deutschen

wiedergewinnenschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

wiedergewinnen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈviːdɐɡəˌvɪnən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for wiedergewinnen in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is wiedergewinnen, spelled W-I-E-D-E-R-G-E-W-I-N-N-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas zurückerhalten/zurückerobern, was man verloren hat
  2. 2
    brauchbare Stoffe aus Altmaterial herausholen
  3. 3
    im Glücksspiel/Spiel Verlorenes durch neue Einsätze, die Gewinn abwerfen, gutmachen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich bin völlig neben mir, lass mich erst mal meine Fassung wiedergewinnen, dann sehen wir weiter.
  2. Aus dem alten PC lassen sich viele Einsatzmaterialien wiedergewinnen.

Antonyms

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "wiedergewinnen"?
"wiedergewinnen" is spelled W-I-E-D-E-R-G-E-W-I-N-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈviːdɐɡəˌvɪnən].
What does "wiedergewinnen" mean?
As a verb, "wiedergewinnen" means: etwas zurückerhalten/zurückerobern, was man verloren hat
How do you pronounce "wiedergewinnen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wiedergewinnen" is [ˈviːdɐɡəˌvɪnən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wiedergewinnen" come from?
"wiedergewinnen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list