Which to use
“willig” and “willige” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,843
- “willig” frequency rank
- #37,311
- “willige” frequency rank
- 63154
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | willig | willige |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Erwartungen, Anforderungen von anderen gerne erfüllend | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs willig |
Where the eye mixes willig and willige
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: willig vs willige
A purely visual mix-up. willig ([ˈvɪlɪç]) and willige ([ˈvɪlɪɡə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “willig” sits inside “willige”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63154, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
willig is recorded at frequency rank #25,843, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈvɪlɪç]. willige is at rank #37,311, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈvɪlɪɡə].
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 63154, this pair ranks #686,850 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of willig vs willige
Shared letters: gilw. Private to "willig": -. Private to "willige": e.
"willig" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "willige" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "willig" and "willige" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "willig" or "willige" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "willig" and "willige" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "willig" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "willige" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #686,850 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "willig" and "willige" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Willich vs willige". 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 #686,850 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.