willkürlich

\ˈvɪlˌkyːɐ̯lɪç\

/\ˈvɪlˌkyːɐ̯lɪç\/ adj

The verdict

“willkürlich” 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) - Arbitraire : imposé de manière autoritaire, illégitime, capricieuse.

Corpus desk

Index FR-willkurlich · willkürlich · French

willkürlich · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "W" 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.

Key facts for willkürlich
PropertyValue
Headwordwillkürlich
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ˈvɪlˌkyːɐ̯lɪç\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « willkürlich » en français

willkürlichreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

willkürlich is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈvɪlˌkyːɐ̯lɪç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for willkürlich in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is willkürlich, spelled W-I-L-L-K-Ü-R-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Arbitraire : imposé de manière autoritaire, illégitime, capricieuse.
  2. 2
    Arbitraire : par définition ou convention librement choisie.
  3. 3
    Délibéré, volontaire, contrôlé.
  4. 4
    Arbitraire : qui ne découle pas d’une logique apparente.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how willkürlich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Man werde "Energieinfrastrukturen in Deutschland nicht willkürlichen Entscheidungen des Kremls aussetzen", sagte Bundeswirtschaftsminister Robert Habeck (Grüne).
  2. Das Vorwärtsstreulicht hat eine willkürliche Einheit, wobei die Kontrolle auf ca. 500 eingestellt wurde. Zellschwellung äußerte sich durch Erhöhung, Zellschrumpfung durch Erniedrigung der geometrischen Mittelwerte.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "willkürlich"?
"willkürlich" is spelled W-I-L-L-K-Ü-R-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈvɪlˌkyːɐ̯lɪç\.
What does "willkürlich" mean?
As an adjective, "willkürlich" means: Arbitraire : imposé de manière autoritaire, illégitime, capricieuse.
How do you pronounce "willkürlich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "willkürlich" is \ˈvɪlˌkyːɐ̯lɪç\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "willkürlich" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list