Which to use
“widrigen” is an adjective and “willigen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,577
- “widrigen” frequency rank
- #36,737
- “willigen” frequency rank
- 78314
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | widrigen | willigen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs widrig | (freiwillig, mit Freude, willig) seine Einwilligung erklären |
Where the eye mixes widrigen and willigen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: widrigen vs willigen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: widrigen is [ˈviːdʁɪɡn̩] while willigen is [ˈvɪlɪɡn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78314, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
widrigen is recorded at frequency rank #41,577, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈviːdʁɪɡn̩]. willigen is at rank #36,737, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈvɪlɪɡn̩].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 78314, this pair ranks #241,052 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of widrigen vs willigen
Shared letters: eginw. Private to "widrigen": dr. Private to "willigen": l.
"widrigen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "willigen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "widrigen" and "willigen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "widrigen" or "willigen"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "widrigen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "willigen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #241,052 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "widrigen" and "willigen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "willige vs willigen". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #241,052 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.