willkürlich

/[ˈvɪlˌkyːɐ̯lɪç]/ adj

Letters

11 characters

Frequency Rank

#12,206

in German word usage

Misspellings

16

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

willkürlich is anGermanadj. It means: nur seinem Willen folgend, diktatorisch (Urteile, Entscheidungen) Pronounced [ˈvɪlˌkyːɐ̯lɪç]. Often confused with willkürliche and willkürlichen.

Key facts for willkürlich
PropertyValue
Headwordwillkürlich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈvɪlˌkyːɐ̯lɪç]
Letters11
Frequency rank#12,206
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of willkürlich in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for willkürlich is 11 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈvɪlˌkyːɐ̯lɪç]. Corpus data places it at rank #12,206 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 16 documented wrong-spelling variants for willkürlich, with forms such as "iwllkürlich", "wilklürlich", and "wilkürlich". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "willkürliche", "willkürlichen", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is willkürlich, spelled W-I-L-L-K-Ü-R-L-I-C-H, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    nur seinem Willen folgend, diktatorisch (Urteile, Entscheidungen)
  2. 2
    frei gewählt (Definitionen, Festlegungen)
  3. 3
    willentlich herbeiführbar (Handlungen, Körperfunktionen)
  4. 4
    nicht auf Ähnlichkeit beruhend

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: iwllkürlich,wilklürlich,wilkürlich,willkkürlich,willkrülich,willkülrich,willkürilch,willkürlcih,willkürlicch,willkürlichh,willkürlihc,willkürllich,willkürrlich,willükrlich,wlilkürlich,wwillkürlich

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for willkürlich

Misspelling Variants of "willkürlich"

iwllkürlich11wilklürlich11wilkürlich10willkkürlich12willkrülich11willkülrich11willkürilch11willkürlcih11
Misspelling Variants of "willkürlich"

Frequency rank: #12,206 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "willkürlich"?
"willkürlich" is spelled W-I-L-L-K-Ü-R-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɪlˌkyːɐ̯lɪç].
What does "willkürlich" mean?
As an adj, "willkürlich" means: nur seinem Willen folgend, diktatorisch (Urteile, Entscheidungen)
What words are commonly confused with "willkürlich"?
"willkürlich" is commonly confused with "willkürliche", "willkürlichen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "willkürlich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "willkürlich" is [ˈvɪlˌkyːɐ̯lɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "willkürlich" come from?
"willkürlich" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.