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How to spell voluntary

Voluntary is spelled V-O-L-U-N-T-A-R-Y.

What it means: Done by choice or free will, not forced.

In a sentence: Helping tidy up the classroom was a voluntary task. ▶

The part people get wrong

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Same family: volunteer, voluntary (adjective: done by free choice), voluntarily, involuntary, volition. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Voluntary” comes from the Latin word *voluntarius*, based on *voluntas* meaning “will” or “wish.” The same root appears in words like “volunteer” and “volition,” all tied to the idea of choosing something freely.

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