Willensfreiheit

[ˈvɪlənsˌfʁaɪ̯haɪ̯t]

/[ˈvɪlənsˌfʁaɪ̯haɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Willensfreiheit” is uncommon German (frequency #92,472 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,472
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Umstand, dass man sich nach eigenem Willen frei entscheiden und danach handeln kann

Corpus desk

Index DE-willensfreiheit · Willensfreiheit · German

Willensfreiheit · rank #92,472 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,472
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Winterferien

Nearest frequency peer: Winterferien (+2 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 „Willensfreiheit“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Willensfreiheit
PropertyValue
HeadwordWillensfreiheit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvɪlənsˌfʁaɪ̯haɪ̯t]
Letters15
Frequency rank#92,472
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Willensfreiheit“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Winterferien“ (#92,474), „Wiederkäuer“ (#92,469), „widersprechenden“ (#92,468). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Willensfreiheit“ bei #92,472. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Willensfreiheit is uncommon German at frequency #92,472 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvɪlənsˌfʁaɪ̯haɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "der Umstand, dass man sich nach eigenem Willen frei entscheiden und danach handeln kann".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Willensfreiheit, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Willensfreiheit, spelled W-I-L-L-E-N-S-F-R-E-I-H-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Umstand, dass man sich nach eigenem Willen frei entscheiden und danach handeln kann

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Willensfreiheit unterscheidet uns Menschen vom Tier.
  2. „Deswegen sind es inzwischen nicht mehr Philosophen, sondern Neurowissenschaftler, Biochemiker und Hirnforscher, die fundierte Aussagen über die Willensfreiheit des Menschen machen.“

Synonyms

freierWille

Antonyms

Fatalismus

This word in other languages

free will(English)libre albedrío(Español)libre arbitre(Français)

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 "Willensfreiheit"?
"Willensfreiheit" is spelled W-I-L-L-E-N-S-F-R-E-I-H-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɪlənsˌfʁaɪ̯haɪ̯t].
What does "Willensfreiheit" mean?
As a noun, "Willensfreiheit" means: der Umstand, dass man sich nach eigenem Willen frei entscheiden und danach handeln kann
How do you pronounce "Willensfreiheit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Willensfreiheit" is [ˈvɪlənsˌfʁaɪ̯haɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Willensfreiheit" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Vorrundenspiele#92,437zusammenzufügen#92,514Vollzeitstellen#92,429alkoholisierten#92,557

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list