Unwillen

[ˈʊnˌvɪlən]

/[ˈʊnˌvɪlən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Unwillen” is uncommon German (frequency #50,136 among 2,159 “U” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,136
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dativ Singular des Substantivs Unwille

Corpus desk

Index DE-unwillen · Unwillen · German

Unwillen · rank #50,136 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,136
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH unterscheidbar

Nearest frequency peer: unterscheidbar (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Unwillen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Unwillen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Unwillen
PropertyValue
HeadwordUnwillen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʊnˌvɪlən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#50,136
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Unwillen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Unwillenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „unterscheidbar“ (#50,135), „upgrades“ (#50,137), „Urbanisierung“ (#50,138). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „Unwillen“ bei #50,136. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Unwillen is uncommon German at frequency #50,136 among 2,159 “U” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʊnˌvɪlən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Unwillen in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, 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 Unwillen, spelled U-N-W-I-L-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dativ Singular des Substantivs Unwille
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular des Substantivs Unwille

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Unwillen"?
"Unwillen" is spelled U-N-W-I-L-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnˌvɪlən].
What does "Unwillen" mean?
As a noun, "Unwillen" means: Dativ Singular des Substantivs Unwille
How do you pronounce "Unwillen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Unwillen" is [ˈʊnˌvɪlən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Unwillen" come from?
"Unwillen" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Unwillen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

upgrades#50,137veredelt#50,144Tessiner#50,100vorleben#50,174

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list