willkürlich
German, adjective[ˈvɪlˌkyːɐ̯lɪç]
willkürlich is a German adjective meaning “arbitrary, random, haphazard” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “nur seinem Willen folgend, diktatorisch (Urteile, Entscheidungen)”.
What does willkürlich mean in English?
adjective
- 1
arbitrary, random, haphazard
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. nur seinem Willen folgend, diktatorisch (Urteile, Entscheidungen) 2. frei gewählt (Definitionen, Festlegungen) 3. willentlich herbeiführbar (Handlungen, Körperfunktionen) 4. nicht auf Ähnlichkeit beruhend
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of willkürlich
- willkürlicher masculine nominative singular
- am willkürlichsten superlative
- willkürliche feminine nominative singular
- willkürliches neuter nominative singular
- willkürlichen genitive masculine singular
- willkürlichem dative masculine singular
- der willkürliche definite includes-article masculine
- die willkürliche definite feminine includes-article
- das willkürliche definite includes-article neuter
- die willkürlichen definite includes-article nominative
- des willkürlichen definite genitive includes-article
- der willkürlichen definite feminine genitive
- dem willkürlichen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce willkürlich?
- [ˈvɪlˌkyːɐ̯lɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to willkürlich
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is willkürlich in German?
willkürlich appears 5.1 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).