# willing vs willingly

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### willing
*adjective · IPA /ˈwɪlɪŋ/ · frequency rank #1,976*
Ready to do something, particularly something that requires change or effort; not objecting.

### willingly
*adverb · IPA /ˈwɪlɪŋli/ · frequency rank #13,446*
Of one’s own free will; freely and spontaneously.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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