gutwillig
\ˈɡuːtˌvɪlɪç\
The verdict
“gutwillig” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui a la bonne volonté, la bonne foi.
Corpus desk
Index FR-gutwillig · gutwillig · French
gutwillig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" 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 | gutwillig |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈɡuːtˌvɪlɪç\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
gutwillig is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈɡuːtˌvɪlɪç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui a la bonne volonté, la bonne foi.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for gutwillig, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is gutwillig, spelled G-U-T-W-I-L-L-I-G.
Definition
- 1Qui a la bonne volonté, la bonne foi.
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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.