volontaire
French, noun/vɔ.lɔ̃.tɛʁ/
volontaire is spelled V-O-L-O-N-T-A-I-R-E (10 letters) and appears 19 times per million words in written French, the 4,050th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Volontaire is a French feminine noun meaning “volunteer” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Celui qui sert dans une armée sans y être obligé”.
What does volontaire mean in English?
adjective
- 1
voluntary, deliberate
- 2
volunteer
Qui est volontaire pour faire la vaisselle?
- 3
determined
- 4
wilful
noun
- 1
femininemasculinevolunteer
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui se fait sans contrainte, de pure volonté. 2. Qui a contracté un engagement dans l'armée de son plein gré dans l’année. 3. Qui veut fermement arriver à réaliser sa volonté.
noun: 1. Celui qui sert dans une armée sans y être obligé. 2. Celui qui prend part à une tâche sans y être obligé.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of volontaire
- volontaires plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce volontaire?
- /vɔ.lɔ̃.tɛʁ/
- \vɔ.lɔ̃.tɛʁ\
- [vɔ.lɔ̃.tɛʁ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to volontaire
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is volontaire in French?
volontaire appears 19 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).