volition
vo·li·tion/voʊˈlɪʃ(ə)n/noun
volition is spelled V-O-L-I-T-I-O-N: 8 letters and 3 syllables (vo·li·tion). It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,748th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, volition means “A conscious choice or decision” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of volition is volitions.
How many letters and syllables are in volition?
| Letters | 8: V-O-L-I-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: vo·li·tion |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 35,748th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is volition?
Volition appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,748th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce volition?
- UK /vəˈlɪʃ(ə)n/
- US /voʊˈlɪʃ(ə)n/
Volition has 3 syllables, split vo·li·tion in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-volition.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with volition?
9 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as volition from its last stressed vowel (/ɪʃn/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of volition
- volitions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does volition mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A conscious choice or decision.
- 2
The mental power or ability of choosing; the will.
Out of all the factors that can influence a person’s decision, none can match the power of his or her own volition.
- 3
A concept that distinguishes whether or not the subject or agent intended something.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Volition in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | volonté , énergie |
| German | Vorsatz , Wille, Willenskraft |
| Portuguese | volição , vontade |
| Spanish | volición, voluntad, albedrío |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.