Which to use
“Willen” is a noun and “wills” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,004
- “Willen” frequency rank
- #27,136
- “wills” frequency rank
- 29140
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Willen | wills |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Wille | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs will |
Letter map: Willen vs wills
Shared letters muted; letters that set Willen and wills apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Grammar separator: Willen vs wills
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Willen is anoun and willsaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29140, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Willen is recorded at frequency rank #2,004, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈvɪlən]. wills is at rank #27,136, tagged as averb, pronounced […].
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 29140, this pair ranks #1,772,268 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Willen vs wills
Shared letters: ilw. Private to "Willen": en. Private to "wills": s.
"Willen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "wills" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Willen" and "wills" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Willen" or "wills" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Willen" and "wills".
- Full dictionary entry for "Willen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wills" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,772,268 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Willen" and "wills" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs wills". 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 #1,772,268 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.