# willingly

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˈwɪlɪŋli/ · frequency rank #13,446

## Definitions
1. Of one’s own free will; freely and spontaneously.

## Etymology
From Middle English willyngly, wyllyngly (“intentionally, deliverately; freely, gladly”), from Old English willendlīċe (“diligently”), equivalent to willing + -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **willing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/willing-vs-willingly)

## Common misspellings (13)
`iwllingly`, `wililngly`, `wilingly`, `willignly`, `willinggly`, `willinglly`, `willinglyy`, `willingyl`, `willinlgy`, `willinngly`, `willnigly`, `wlilingly`, `wwillingly`

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