declaration of will
"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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | declaration of will |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 19 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “declaration of will” sits in English frequency
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
- 1A 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.
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- 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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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.