willfahren
[vɪlˈfaːʁən]
The verdict
“willfahren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - jemandem oder etwas gehorchen, auf jemandes Willen achten
Corpus desk
Index DE-willfahren · willfahren · German
willfahren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | willfahren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [vɪlˈfaːʁən] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „willfahren“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
willfahren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [vɪlˈfaːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemandem oder etwas gehorchen, auf jemandes Willen achten".
No misspelling variants are generated for willfahren in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is willfahren, spelled W-I-L-L-F-A-H-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1jemandem oder etwas gehorchen, auf jemandes Willen achten
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how willfahren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der Vater willfahrte auf die Bitte des einen Sohnes beiden Söhnen.“ (1846)
Deinem Ansuchen wird gewillfahrt.
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.