widerstreben
\viːdɐˈʃtʁeːbn̩\
The verdict
“widerstreben” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Répugner, coûter.
Corpus desk
Index FR-widerstreben · widerstreben · French
widerstreben · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | widerstreben |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \viːdɐˈʃtʁeːbn̩\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
widerstreben is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \viːdɐˈʃtʁeːbn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Répugner, coûter.".
No misspelling variants are generated for widerstreben in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is widerstreben, spelled W-I-D-E-R-S-T-R-E-B-E-N.
Definition
- 1Répugner, coûter.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how widerstreben appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Bis zuletzt hatte Donald Trump behauptet, er habe die Wahl gewonnen. Doch als der ehemalige Präsident der USA endlich im Januar 2021 widerstrebend das Weiße Haus verlassen musste, packte er nicht nur persönliche Habseligkeiten und Klamotten ein.
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.