zuwiderhandeln
German, verb[t͡suˈviːdɐˌhandl̩n]
zuwiderhandeln is spelled Z-U-W-I-D-E-R-H-A-N-D-E-L-N (14 letters) and appears about once in every 13 million words in written German, the 197,584th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zuwiderhandeln is a German verb meaning “to contravene (to act contrary to an order; to fail to conform to a regulation or obligation)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “etwas tun, womit eine Vorschrift, eine Anordnung oder dergleichen gebrochen wird”.
What does zuwiderhandeln mean in English?
verb
- 1
to contravene (to act contrary to an order; to fail to conform to a regulation or obligation)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. etwas tun, womit eine Vorschrift, eine Anordnung oder dergleichen gebrochen wird
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of zuwiderhandeln
- handelt zuwider present singular third-person
- handelte zuwider past
- zuwidergehandelt participle past
- haben auxiliary
- zuwiderhandelnd participle present
- zuwiderzuhandeln infinitive infinitive-zu
- handle zuwider first-person indicative present
- handele zuwider first-person indicative present
- handel zuwider first-person indicative present
- handeln zuwider first-person indicative plural
- handelst zuwider indicative present second-person
- handelest zuwider second-person singular subjunctive
- handlest zuwider second-person singular subjunctive
- handelet zuwider plural second-person subjunctive
- handlet zuwider plural second-person subjunctive
- handelten zuwider first-person indicative plural
- handeltest zuwider indicative preterite second-person
- handeltet zuwider indicative plural preterite
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce zuwiderhandeln?
- [t͡suˈviːdɐˌhandl̩n]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to zuwiderhandeln
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is zuwiderhandeln in German?
zuwiderhandeln appears about once in every 13 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).