wohlwollenden

[ˈvoːlˌvɔləndn̩]

/[ˈvoːlˌvɔləndn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“wohlwollenden” is uncommon German (frequency #71,008 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,008
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wohlwollend

Corpus desk

Index DE-wohlwollenden · wohlwollenden · German

wohlwollenden · rank #71,008 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,008
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH wohlsten

Nearest frequency peer: wohlsten (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „wohlwollenden“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for wohlwollenden
PropertyValue
Headwordwohlwollenden
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈvoːlˌvɔləndn̩]
Letters13
Frequency rank#71,008
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „wohlwollenden“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „wohlsten“ (#71,007), „wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen“ (#71,005), „Wohnortes“ (#71,011). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „wohlwollenden“ bei #71,008. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

wohlwollenden is uncommon German at frequency #71,008 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈvoːlˌvɔləndn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for wohlwollenden, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is wohlwollenden, spelled W-O-H-L-W-O-L-L-E-N-D-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wohlwollend
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wohlwollend
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wohlwollend
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wohlwollend
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wohlwollend
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wohlwollend
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wohlwollend
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wohlwollend
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wohlwollend
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wohlwollend
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wohlwollend
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wohlwollend

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 "wohlwollenden"?
"wohlwollenden" is spelled W-O-H-L-W-O-L-L-E-N-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvoːlˌvɔləndn̩].
What does "wohlwollenden" mean?
As an adjective, "wohlwollenden" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wohlwollend
How do you pronounce "wohlwollenden"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wohlwollenden" is [ˈvoːlˌvɔləndn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Wortschöpfung#71,014Wasserkühlung#70,985Abstiegsplatz#71,064verständigten#70,952

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list