unwillig

[ˈʊnˌvɪlɪç]

/[ˈʊnˌvɪlɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“unwillig” is uncommon German (frequency #68,808 among 2,159 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,808
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - so, dass man Verärgerung/Ablehnung bei jemandem erkennt

Corpus desk

Index DE-unwillig · unwillig · German

unwillig · rank #68,808 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,808
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH unwiderstehli…

Nearest frequency peer: unwiderstehlichen (-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 „unwillig“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for unwillig
PropertyValue
Headwordunwillig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʊnˌvɪlɪç]
Letters8
Frequency rank#68,808
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „unwillig“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).unwilligfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „unwiderstehlichen“ (#68,807), „unwissenschaftlich“ (#68,809), „unvollendeten“ (#68,806). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „unwillig“ bei #68,808. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

unwillig is uncommon German at frequency #68,808 among 2,159 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʊnˌvɪlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for unwillig in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is unwillig, spelled U-N-W-I-L-L-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    so, dass man Verärgerung/Ablehnung bei jemandem erkennt
  2. 2
    nicht bereit/willens, etwas zu tun; ohne Bereitwilligkeit

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how unwillig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Sie schüttelt unwillig den Kopf: Sie macht dies einfach nicht mehr mit.“
  2. „Unwillig die Argumente des Gegenübers anzuhören, eskaliert die Situation und sie geben einander mit Schirmen aufs «Dach».“

Synonyms

ärgerlichverärgertwiderwillig

Antonyms

folgsamgehorsamwilliginbrünstigleidenschaftlichpassioniertmit ganzem Herzen

This word in other languages

angry(English)

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 "unwillig"?
"unwillig" is spelled U-N-W-I-L-L-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnˌvɪlɪç].
What does "unwillig" mean?
As an adjective, "unwillig" means: so, dass man Verärgerung/Ablehnung bei jemandem erkennt
How do you pronounce "unwillig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unwillig" is [ˈʊnˌvɪlɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unwillig" come from?
"unwillig" 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 "unwillig", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

verbaute#68,817Unrechts#68,795verzockt#68,848Torbogen#68,761

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list