# willy

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈwɪli/ · frequency rank #12,890

## Definitions
1. Willing; favourable; ready; eager.
2. Self-willed; willful.

## Etymology
From Middle English willy, willi, equivalent to will + -y. Cognate with Dutch willig (“obedient, hearsome”), German willig (“willing”), Swedish villig (“willing, agreeable”).

## Easily confused with
- **wilt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/willy-vs-wilt)
- **wily** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/willy-vs-wily)
- **windy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/willy-vs-windy)
- **witty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/willy-vs-witty)
- **wimpy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/willy-vs-wimpy)
- **wisely** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/willy-vs-wisely)
- **woolly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/willy-vs-woolly)
- **will** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/will-vs-willy)
- **well** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/well-vs-willy)
- **wall** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wall-vs-willy)
- **wild** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wild-vs-willy)
- **wile** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wile-vs-willy)
- **walls** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/walls-vs-willy)
- **wells** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wells-vs-willy)
- **Wills** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wills-vs-willy)
- **Wiley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wiley-vs-willy)
- **Wally** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wally-vs-willy)
- **Wilde** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wilde-vs-willy)
- **wield** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wield-vs-willy)
- **wilds** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wilds-vs-willy)

## Common misspellings (5)
`iwlly`, `willyy`, `wilyl`, `wlily`, `wwilly`

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