freier Wille

[ˈfʁaɪ̯ɐ ˈvɪlə]

/[ˈfʁaɪ̯ɐ ˈvɪlə]/ phrase

The verdict

“freier Wille” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fähigkeit, eigenständig bewusste Entscheidungen zu treffen

Corpus desk

Index DE-freier-wille · freier Wille · German

freier Wille · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "F" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for freier Wille
PropertyValue
Headwordfreier Wille
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ˈfʁaɪ̯ɐ ˈvɪlə]
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „freier Wille“ im Deutschen

freier Willesitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

freier Wille is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈfʁaɪ̯ɐ ˈvɪlə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fähigkeit, eigenständig bewusste Entscheidungen zu treffen".

No misspelling variants are generated for freier Wille in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is freier Wille, spelled F-R-E-I-E-R- -W-I-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fähigkeit, eigenständig bewusste Entscheidungen zu treffen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how freier Wille appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Ich rede hier vom freien Willen. Haben wir den, oder diktiert und verordnet Gott uns tatsächlich alles, was wir tun, sagen und wollen?“
  2. „C.W. Shumway beobachtete das Los Angeles Revival des Jahres 1906 und bemerkte sechs grundlegende Symptome: vollständiger Verlust der rationalen Kontrolle; ein Vorherrschen von Emotionen, die zur Hysterie führen; das Fehlen von Denken oder freiem Willen; unwillkürliche Funktion der Sprachorgane; Amnesie; und gelegentlich sporadische körperliche Manifestat…

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "freier Wille"?
"freier Wille" is spelled F-R-E-I-E-R- -W-I-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfʁaɪ̯ɐ ˈvɪlə].
What does "freier Wille" mean?
As a phrase, "freier Wille" means: Fähigkeit, eigenständig bewusste Entscheidungen zu treffen
How do you pronounce "freier Wille"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "freier Wille" is [ˈfʁaɪ̯ɐ ˈvɪlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "freier Wille" come from?
"freier Wille" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list