widerwillig
German, adjective/ˈviːdɐˌvɪlɪç/
widerwillig is spelled W-I-D-E-R-W-I-L-L-I-G (11 letters) and appears 1.4 times per million words in written German, the 31,493rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Widerwillig is a German adjective meaning “reluctant, unwilling, loth” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ohne Lust, ohne Freude, sehr ungern”.
What does widerwillig mean in English?
adjective
- 1
reluctant, unwilling, loth
adverb
- 1
unwillingly
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. ohne Lust, ohne Freude, sehr ungern 2. Unmut, Abneigung, Abscheu zum Ausdruck bringend 3. feindlich entzweit
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of widerwillig
- widerwilliger masculine nominative singular
- am widerwilligsten superlative
- widerwillige feminine nominative singular
- widerwilliges neuter nominative singular
- widerwilligen genitive masculine singular
- widerwilligem dative masculine singular
- der widerwillige definite includes-article masculine
- die widerwillige definite feminine includes-article
- das widerwillige definite includes-article neuter
- die widerwilligen definite includes-article nominative
- des widerwilligen definite genitive includes-article
- der widerwilligen definite feminine genitive
- dem widerwilligen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce widerwillig?
- /ˈviːdɐˌvɪlɪç/
- /-ˌvɪlɪk/
- [ˈviːdɐˌvɪlɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to widerwillig
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is widerwillig in German?
widerwillig appears 1.4 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).