wohlwollender

[ˈvoːlˌvɔləndɐ]

/[ˈvoːlˌvɔləndɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“wohlwollender” is uncommon German (frequency #99,349 among 38,697 “W” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,349
frequency rank, German
38,697
“W” headwords

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

Key facts for wohlwollender
PropertyValue
Headwordwohlwollender
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈvoːlˌvɔləndɐ]
Letters13
Frequency rank#99,349
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “wohlwollender” 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). wohlwollender lands here:

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

Rare enough to double-check

wohlwollender is uncommon German at frequency #99,349 among 38,697 “W” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈvoːlˌvɔləndɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for wohlwollender, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is wohlwollender, spelled W-O-H-L-W-O-L-L-E-N-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wohlwollend
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wohlwollend
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wohlwollend
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wohlwollend
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum 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 "wohlwollender"?
"wohlwollender" is spelled W-O-H-L-W-O-L-L-E-N-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvoːlˌvɔləndɐ].
What does "wohlwollender" mean?
As an adjective, "wohlwollender" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wohlwollend
How do you pronounce "wohlwollender"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wohlwollender" is [ˈvoːlˌvɔləndɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wohlwollender" come from?
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Using “wohlwollender”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is W-O-H-L-W-O-L-L-E-N-D-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈvoːlˌvɔləndɐ] (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

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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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list