Widerwille
[ˈviːdɐˌvɪlə]
The verdict
“Widerwille” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Einstellung/Gefühl einer starken Abneigung gegen jemanden oder etwas
Corpus desk
Index DE-widerwille · Widerwille · German
Widerwille · 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 "W" 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 | Widerwille |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈviːdɐˌvɪlə] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Widerwille“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Widerwille is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈviːdɐˌvɪlə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Einstellung/Gefühl einer starken Abneigung gegen jemanden oder etwas".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Widerwille, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Widerwille, spelled W-I-D-E-R-W-I-L-L-E.
Definition
- 1Einstellung/Gefühl einer starken Abneigung gegen jemanden oder etwas
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Widerwille appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„In diesem Augenblick fühlte er nichts anderes als einen unbestimmten Zorn, einen tiefen Widerwillen und den Beginn einer grenzenlosen Hoffnungslosigkeit.“
„Sie hatte sich bei der Arbeit niemals wohl gefühlt, aber jetzt trat zum Unbehagen plötzlich noch Widerwille hinzu.“
This word in other languages
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.