# honorary

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈɑn.əˌɹɛɹ.i/ · frequency rank #11,899

## Definitions
1. Given as an honor, with no duties attached, and without payment.
2. Voluntary.
3. Unofficial; practically. Describes the holder of an unofficial position or title that is assigned as a special honor rather than by normal channels.

## Etymology
From honor + -ary, modelled after French honoraire, from Latin honōrārius.

## Easily confused with
- **hooray** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/honorary-vs-hooray)
- **honorably** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/honorably-vs-honorary)

## Common misspellings (12)
`hhonorary`, `hnoorary`, `honnorary`, `honoarry`, `honorarry`, `honoraryy`, `honorayr`, `honorrary`, `honorray`, `honroary`, `hoonrary`, `ohnorary`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/honorary