Which to use
“willig” is an adjective and “willst” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,843
- “willig” frequency rank
- #643
- “willst” frequency rank
- 26486
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | willig | willst |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Erwartungen, Anforderungen von anderen gerne erfüllend | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wollen |
Where the eye mixes willig and willst
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between willig and willst
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: willig is [ˈvɪlɪç] while willst is [vɪlst]. 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 26486, 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]. willst is at rank #643, tagged as averb, pronounced [vɪlst].
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 26486, this pair ranks #1,817,291 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of willig vs willst
Shared letters: ilw. Private to "willig": g. Private to "willst": st.
"willig" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "willst" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "willig" and "willst" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "willig" or "willst"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "willig" and "willst" 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 "willst" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,817,291 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "willig" and "willst" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Willich vs willig". 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 #1,817,291 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.