Similar words
beliebig
Beliebig means "any, whichever you like" — a neutral, free-choice sense; willkürlich has a more negative connotation of capriciousness, like an arbitrary, unjustified decision.
Similar in other languages
Spanish
arbitrario
arbitrario is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "arbitrary."
Portuguese
arbitrário
arbitrário is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "arbitrary."
Practice
1 What does willkürlich mean?
early
arbitrary
sweetened
worn out
arbitrary
2 Fill the gap: Die Entscheidung war ___.
willkürlich
gelangweilt
überzeugt
Full sentence: Die Entscheidung war willkürlich. (The decision was arbitrary.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches willkürlich?
Adj
Register
Neutral
Era
Current
Frequency
Common
Domain
General
Tone
Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.
Adj
Register
Neutral
Era
Current
Frequency
Academic
Domain
General
Tone
Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.
Adj
Register
Neutral
Era
Current
Frequency
Core
Domain
General
Tone
Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.
willkürlich: neutral register, academic frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.