guter Wille
[ˈɡuːtɐ ˈvɪlə]
The verdict
“guter Wille” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - der allein durch die Pflicht bestimmte Wille
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | guter Wille |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈɡuːtɐ ˈvɪlə] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “guter Wille” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for guter Wille is 11 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈɡuːtɐ ˈvɪlə]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "der allein durch die Pflicht bestimmte Wille".
Zero misspellings are on record for guter Wille in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is guter Wille, spelled G-U-T-E-R- -W-I-L-L-E.
Definition
- 1der allein durch die Pflicht bestimmte Wille
Antonyms
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.
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Using “guter Wille”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is G-U-T-E-R- -W-I-L-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈɡuːtɐ ˈvɪlə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.