volitionally
/vəˈlɪʃənəli/
"volitionally" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“volitionally” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Willingly or decidedly; in a volitional or willed way.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | volitionally |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | /vəˈlɪʃənəli/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “volitionally” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
volitionally is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed /vəˈlɪʃənəli/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Willingly or decidedly; in a volitional or willed way.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for volitionally, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From volitional + -ly. The correct English form is volitionally, spelled V-O-L-I-T-I-O-N-A-L-L-Y.
Definition
- 1Willingly or decidedly; in a volitional or willed way.
Etymology
From volitional + -ly.
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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Using “volitionally”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is V-O-L-I-T-I-O-N-A-L-L-Y - 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.