um meinetwillen
[ʊm ˈmaɪ̯nətˌvɪlən]
The verdict
“um meinetwillen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mir zuliebe, aus Gründen der Rücksichtnahme auf mich
Corpus desk
Index DE-um-meinetwillen · um meinetwillen · German
um meinetwillen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "U" 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 | um meinetwillen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | [ʊm ˈmaɪ̯nətˌvɪlən] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „um meinetwillen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
um meinetwillen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed [ʊm ˈmaɪ̯nətˌvɪlən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mir zuliebe, aus Gründen der Rücksichtnahme auf mich".
No misspelling variants are generated for um meinetwillen in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is um meinetwillen, spelled U-M- -M-E-I-N-E-T-W-I-L-L-E-N.
Definition
- 1mir zuliebe, aus Gründen der Rücksichtnahme auf mich
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how um meinetwillen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Morgen muss ich leider arbeiten, aber ihr könnt ruhig zum Skifahren gehen, um meinetwillen sollt ihr nicht auf das ersehnte Vergnügen verzichten.
Synonyms
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.