# volition

> English word · Noun · IPA /vəˈlɪʃ(ə)n/ · frequency rank #36,008

## Definitions
1. A conscious choice or decision.
2. The mental power or ability of choosing; the will.
3. A concept that distinguishes whether or not the subject or agent intended something.

## Etymology
From French volition, from Medieval Latin volitiō (“will, volition”), from Latin volō (“to wish; to want; to mean or intend”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁- (“to choose; to want”)) + -tiō (suffix forming nouns relating to some action or the result of an action) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-tis (suffix forming abstract or action nouns from verbs)).

## Easily confused with
- **vocation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vocation-vs-volition)
- **violation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/violation-vs-volition)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ovlition`, `vloition`, `voiltion`, `voliiton`, `volision`, `volitino`, `volitionn`, `volitoin`, `volittion`, `vollition`, `voltiion`, `vvolition`

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