eigenwillig
German, adjective/ˈaɪ̯ɡn̩ˌvɪlɪç/
eigenwillig is spelled E-I-G-E-N-W-I-L-L-I-G (11 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 56,856th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Eigenwillig is a German adjective meaning “headstrong, self-willed, wilful” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “von eigenen Ideen erfüllt (die auch ungewöhnlich und befremdlich sein können); auf eigenen Ideen bestehend”.
What does eigenwillig mean in English?
adjective
- 1
headstrong, self-willed, wilful
- 2
unusual, peculiar, idiosyncratic
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. von eigenen Ideen erfüllt (die auch ungewöhnlich und befremdlich sein können); auf eigenen Ideen bestehend
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 eigenwillig
- eigenwilliger masculine nominative singular
- am eigenwilligsten superlative
- eigenwillige feminine nominative singular
- eigenwilliges neuter nominative singular
- eigenwilligen genitive masculine singular
- eigenwilligem dative masculine singular
- der eigenwillige definite includes-article masculine
- die eigenwillige definite feminine includes-article
- das eigenwillige definite includes-article neuter
- die eigenwilligen definite includes-article nominative
- des eigenwilligen definite genitive includes-article
- der eigenwilligen definite feminine genitive
- dem eigenwilligen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce eigenwillig?
- /ˈaɪ̯ɡn̩ˌvɪlɪç/
- /-ˌvɪlɪk/
- [ˈaɪ̯ɡn̩ˌvɪlɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to eigenwillig
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is eigenwillig in German?
eigenwillig appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).