wollen
\ˈvɔlən\
The verdict
“wollen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vouloir, désirer.
Corpus desk
Index FR-wollen · wollen · French
wollen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | wollen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈvɔlən\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « wollen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
wollen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈvɔlən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for wollen, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is wollen, spelled W-O-L-L-E-N.
Definition
- 1Vouloir, désirer.
- 2(l’infinitif remplace le participe passé) Vouloir.
- 3Aller (futur proche).
- 4(employé avec un participe passé et l’auxiliaire sein ou werden) Falloir (exprime une nécessité).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how wollen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Kinder wollen ein Geschenk vom Weihnachtsmann.
Ich will gehen.
Synonyms
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.