Which to use
“wills” and “willst” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,136
- “wills” frequency rank
- #643
- “willst” frequency rank
- 27779
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wills | willst |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs will | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wollen |
Letter map: wills vs willst
Shared letters muted; letters that set wills and willst apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Pair insight - wills / willst
wills and willst are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “wills” sits inside “willst”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27779, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wills is recorded at frequency rank #27,136, classified as averb, pronounced […]. 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 27779, this pair ranks #1,796,051 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of wills vs willst
Shared letters: ilsw. Private to "wills": -. Private to "willst": t.
"wills" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "willst" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "wills" and "willst" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "wills" or "willst"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "wills" and "willst".
- Full dictionary entry for "wills" 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 #1,796,051 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wills" and "willst" 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 #1,796,051 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.