against all odds
"against-all-odds" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“against all odds” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a prep_phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Despite seemingly insurmountable opposition or probability.
Corpus desk
Index EN-against-all-odds · against all odds · English
against all odds · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | against all odds |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Prep_phrase |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “against all odds” in English
Rare enough to double-check
against all odds is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aprep_phrase. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Despite seemingly insurmountable opposition or probability.".
against all odds doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is against all odds, spelled A-G-A-I-N-S-T- -A-L-L- -O-D-D-S.
Definition
- 1Despite seemingly insurmountable opposition or probability.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how against all odds appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Against all odds, the inexperienced new player won the tournament.
But, against all the odds, one company is still alive and most definitely kicking.
Synonyms
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.