# willful

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #26,308

## Definitions
1. American standard spelling of wilful.

## Easily confused with
- **wishful** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/willful-vs-wishful)
- **wistful** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/willful-vs-wistful)
- **willfully** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/willful-vs-willfully)
- **wilful** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wilful-vs-willful)

## Common misspellings (8)
`iwllful`, `wilflul`, `willfful`, `willflu`, `willfull`, `willufl`, `wlilful`, `wwillful`

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