übelwollen
[ˈyːbl̩ˌvɔlən]
The verdict
“übelwollen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - gegenüber jemandem böse, feindlich, missgünstig, unfreundlich eingestellt sein
Corpus desk
Index DE-ubelwollen · übelwollen · German
übelwollen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Ü" 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 | übelwollen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈyːbl̩ˌvɔlən] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „übelwollen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
übelwollen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈyːbl̩ˌvɔlən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "gegenüber jemandem böse, feindlich, missgünstig, unfreundlich eingestellt sein".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for übelwollen, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. 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 easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is übelwollen, spelled Ü-B-E-L-W-O-L-L-E-N.
Definition
- 1gegenüber jemandem böse, feindlich, missgünstig, unfreundlich eingestellt sein
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how übelwollen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Aber glauben Sie nicht, daß wir Ihnen deswegen übelwollen.“
„Wer, wie ich, aus einem Kavaliersdelikt hervorgegangen ist, hätte mehr Gründe als jeder Revolutionär, den Kavalieren übelzuwollen.“
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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.