volição
Portuguese, noun/vo.liˈsɐ̃w̃/
volição is spelled V-O-L-I-Ç-Ã-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 15 million words in written Portuguese, the 118,367th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Volição is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “volition (a conscious choice or decision)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “escolha, decisão consciente”.
What does volição mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininevolition (a conscious choice or decision)
- 2
femininevolition; will (the mental power or ability of choosing)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. escolha, decisão consciente 2. arbítrio 3. desejo, vontade
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of volição
- volições plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce volição?
- Brazil /vo.liˈsɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [vo.liˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- Portugal /vu.liˈsɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to volição
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is volição in Portuguese?
volição appears about once in every 15 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).