willkürlicher

[ˈvɪlˌkyːɐ̯lɪçɐ]

/[ˈvɪlˌkyːɐ̯lɪçɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“willkürlicher” is uncommon German (frequency #76,398 among 38,697 “W” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,398
frequency rank, German
38,697
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs willkürlich

Key facts for willkürlicher
PropertyValue
Headwordwillkürlicher
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈvɪlˌkyːɐ̯lɪçɐ]
Letters13
Frequency rank#76,398
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “willkürlicher” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). willkürlicher lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

willkürlicher is uncommon German at frequency #76,398 among 38,697 “W” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈvɪlˌkyːɐ̯lɪçɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for willkürlicher in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is willkürlicher, spelled W-I-L-L-K-Ü-R-L-I-C-H-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs willkürlich
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs willkürlich
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs willkürlich
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs willkürlich
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs willkürlich

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 "willkürlicher"?
"willkürlicher" is spelled W-I-L-L-K-Ü-R-L-I-C-H-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɪlˌkyːɐ̯lɪçɐ].
What does "willkürlicher" mean?
As an adjective, "willkürlicher" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs willkürlich
How do you pronounce "willkürlicher"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "willkürlicher" is [ˈvɪlˌkyːɐ̯lɪçɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "willkürlicher" come from?
"willkürlicher" 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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Using “willkürlicher”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is W-I-L-L-K-Ü-R-L-I-C-H-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈvɪlˌkyːɐ̯lɪçɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list