above all
"above-all" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“above all” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a prep_phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Of prime importance; before anything else; especially.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | above all |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Prep_phrase |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “above all” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for above all is 9 letters long, classified as a prep_phrase. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Of prime importance; before anything else; especially.".
No misspelling variants are generated for above all in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English [Term?]. Compare Dutch bovenal (“above all”). The correct English form is above all, spelled A-B-O-V-E- -A-L-L.
Definition
- 1Of prime importance; before anything else; especially.
Etymology
From Middle English [Term?]. Compare Dutch bovenal (“above all”).
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “above all”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is A-B-O-V-E- -A-L-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.