willigen

[ˈvɪlɪɡn̩]

/[ˈvɪlɪɡn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“willigen” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #36,737. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,737
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (freiwillig, mit Freude, willig) seine Einwilligung erklären

Corpus desk

Index DE-willigen · willigen · German

willigen · rank #36,737 · 10 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,737
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH wickelt

Nearest frequency peer: wickelt (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „willigen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „willigen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

willigen vs winzigen
75% similar
willigen vs witzigen
75% similar
willigen vs Willen
63% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for willigen
PropertyValue
Headwordwilligen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈvɪlɪɡn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#36,737
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „willigen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).willigenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „wickelt“ (#36,736), „Windes“ (#36,738), „Westdeutscher“ (#36,735). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „willigen“ bei #36,737. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around willigen (IPA [ˈvɪlɪɡn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #36,737 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "(freiwillig, mit Freude, willig) seine Einwilligung erklären".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for willigen, with forms such as "iwlligen", "wiligen", and "wililgen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "winzigen", "witzigen", "Willen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is willigen, spelled W-I-L-L-I-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    (freiwillig, mit Freude, willig) seine Einwilligung erklären

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Er willigte in den Abzug der spanischen Truppen, versprach Amnestie und beschwor die alten Privilegien.“
  2. „Sie willigte in den Ehebund unter dem Versprechen, daß ihr Verlobter Christ werde.“

Antonyms

ablehnenweigernverweigern

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iwlligen
  • wiligen
  • wililgen
  • willgien
  • williegn
  • willigenn
  • williggen
  • willigne
  • wliligen
  • wwilligen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of willigen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

iwlligen2wiligen1wililgen2willgien2williegn2willigenn1williggen1willigne2
Edit distance from "willigen"

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 "willigen"?
"willigen" is spelled W-I-L-L-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɪlɪɡn̩].
What does "willigen" mean?
As a verb, "willigen" means: (freiwillig, mit Freude, willig) seine Einwilligung erklären
What words are commonly confused with "willigen"?
"willigen" is commonly confused with "winzigen", "witzigen", "Willen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "willigen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "willigen" is [ˈvɪlɪɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "willigen" come from?
"willigen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

witziges#36,743vorrätig#36,725verzeihe#36,712abbildet#36,764

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

warfare10 variantsabfallen10 variantsabsieht10 variantstrivial10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list