eigenwillig
\ˈaɪ̯ɡn̩ˌvɪlɪç\
The verdict
“eigenwillig” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Volontaire, entêté.
Corpus desk
Index FR-eigenwillig · eigenwillig · French
eigenwillig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | eigenwillig |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈaɪ̯ɡn̩ˌvɪlɪç\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
eigenwillig is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈaɪ̯ɡn̩ˌvɪlɪç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Volontaire, entêté.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for eigenwillig, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. 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 documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is eigenwillig, spelled E-I-G-E-N-W-I-L-L-I-G.
Definition
- 1Volontaire, entêté.
Antonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.