widerstrebend
\viːdɐˈʃtʁeːbn̩t\
The verdict
“widerstrebend” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - À contrecœur.
Corpus desk
Index FR-widerstrebend · widerstrebend · French
widerstrebend · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 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 | widerstrebend |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \viːdɐˈʃtʁeːbn̩t\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
widerstrebend is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \viːdɐˈʃtʁeːbn̩t\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "À contrecœur.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for widerstrebend in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is widerstrebend, spelled W-I-D-E-R-S-T-R-E-B-E-N-D.
Definition
- 1À contrecœur.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how widerstrebend appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Unter fremden Sternbildern, vor den steinernen Zeugen der Pyramiden hatte [Napoleon] gefochten, war dann, müd, ein grandios begonnenes Werk zäh zu vollenden, auf winzigem Schiffe durchgeschlüpft zwischen den lauernden Korvetten Nelsons, faßte ein paar Tage nach seiner Ankunft eine Handvoll Getreuer zusammen, fegte den widerstrebenden Konvent rein und riß…
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