willenlos

[ˈvɪlənˌloːs]

/[ˈvɪlənˌloːs]/ adj

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The verdict

“willenlos” is uncommon German (frequency #83,526 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,526
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ohne eigenen Willen; beherrscht von jemand anderem

Corpus desk

Index DE-willenlos · willenlos · German

willenlos · rank #83,526 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,526
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH wiederzukommen

Nearest frequency peer: wiederzukommen (-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 „willenlos“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for willenlos
PropertyValue
Headwordwillenlos
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈvɪlənˌloːs]
Letters9
Frequency rank#83,526
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „willenlos“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).willenlosfällt 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: „wiederzukommen“ (#83,525), „Windstrom“ (#83,527), „winterlich“ (#83,528). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „willenlos“ bei #83,526. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

willenlos is uncommon German at frequency #83,526 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈvɪlənˌloːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ohne eigenen Willen; beherrscht von jemand anderem".

No generated misspelling entries exist for willenlos in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

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 willenlos, spelled W-I-L-L-E-N-L-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    ohne eigenen Willen; beherrscht von jemand anderem

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „K.O.-Tropfen machen willenlos.“
  2. „Unbemerkt in Getränke gemischt sind K.-o.-Tropfen besonders heimtückisch: Sie machen die Opfer willenlos und erinnerungsunfähig.“

Antonyms

renitentwiderspenstig

This word in other languages

weak-willed(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 "willenlos"?
"willenlos" is spelled W-I-L-L-E-N-L-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɪlənˌloːs].
What does "willenlos" mean?
As an adjective, "willenlos" means: ohne eigenen Willen; beherrscht von jemand anderem
How do you pronounce "willenlos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "willenlos" is [ˈvɪlənˌloːs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "willenlos" come from?
"willenlos" 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 "willenlos", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Windstrom#83,527Wettingen#83,522Wettbüros#83,520wunderten#83,537

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list