all-embracing
"all-embracing" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“all-embracing” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having a broad scope; of universal application.
Corpus desk
Index EN-all-embracing · all-embracing · English
all-embracing · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | all-embracing |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “all-embracing” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
all-embracing is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Having a broad scope; of universal application.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for all-embracing, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From all + embracing. The correct English form is all-embracing, spelled A-L-L---E-M-B-R-A-C-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1Having a broad scope; of universal application.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how all-embracing appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The trouble today is that few such causes of delay are taken up with the people concerned; "there is a war on" provides the usual all-embracing excuse.
Another new station was planned—a bigger, vaster, all-embracing station, one that would last for all time.
Etymology
From all + embracing.
Synonyms
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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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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.