declaration of will

noun

"declaration-of-will" is a 17-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“declaration of will” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
19
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A private outward manifestation of intention which is directly aimed at bringing about a legal effect.

Key facts for declaration of will
PropertyValue
Headworddeclaration of will
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters19
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “declaration of will” sits in English frequency

declaration of will falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

declaration of will is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A private outward manifestation of intention which is directly aimed at bringing about a legal effect.".

Zero misspellings are on record for declaration of will in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: Calque of Latin dēclārātiō voluntātis, directly and indirectly from calques of it. The correct English form is declaration of will, spelled D-E-C-L-A-R-A-T-I-O-N- -O-F- -W-I-L-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    A private outward manifestation of intention which is directly aimed at bringing about a legal effect.

Etymology

Calque of Latin dēclārātiō voluntātis, directly and indirectly from calques of it.

This word in other languages

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 "declaration of will"?
"declaration of will" is spelled D-E-C-L-A-R-A-T-I-O-N- -O-F- -W-I-L-L.
What does "declaration of will" mean?
As a noun, "declaration of will" means: A private outward manifestation of intention which is directly aimed at bringing about a legal effect.
What is the origin of the word "declaration of will"?
Calque of Latin dēclārātiō voluntātis, directly and indirectly from calques of it. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “declaration of will”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is D-E-C-L-A-R-A-T-I-O-N- -O-F- -W-I-L-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list