guter Wille
[ˈɡuːtɐ ˈvɪlə]
The verdict
“guter 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
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der allein durch die Pflicht bestimmte Wille
Corpus desk
Index DE-guter-wille · guter Wille · German
guter Wille · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" 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.
| 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) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „guter Wille“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
guter Wille is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈɡuːtɐ ˈvɪlə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how guter Wille appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der gute Wille ist nicht durch das, was er bewirkt oder ausrichtet, nicht durch seine Tauglichkeit zu Erreichung irgend eines vorgesetzten Zweckes, sondern allein durch das Wollen, d. i. an sich, gut und, für sich selbst betrachtet, ohne Vergleich weit höher zu schätzen als alles, was durch ihn zu Gunsten irgend einer Neigung, ja wenn man will, der Summe…
„Ein guter Wille ist Kant zufolge nicht wegen seiner Wirkung oder irgendeiner Neigung, ‚sondern allein durch das Wollen, d.i. an sich, gut, für sich selbst betrachtet‘“
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.