All Hallows
/ˌɔːl ˈhæləʊz/
"all-hallows" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“All Hallows” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The saints, taken collectively.
Corpus desk
Index EN-all-hallows · All Hallows · English
All Hallows · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 Hallows |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˌɔːl ˈhæləʊz/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “All Hallows” in English
Rare enough to double-check
All Hallows is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˌɔːl ˈhæləʊz/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for All Hallows in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From all + plural of hallow (“saint”). Forms in -n (All-Hallown etc.) show reflex of the original genitive plural (Old English halgena). The correct English form is All Hallows, spelled A-L-L- -H-A-L-L-O-W-S.
Definition
- 1The saints, taken collectively.
- 2All Saints' Day, the 1st of November; the Christian feast day honoring all Christian saints.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how All Hallows appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
There should be four Reveals that year, and no more; one at the feast of All hallown, another at the feast of St. Erkenwald.
In this parish were, anciently, two Chantries; one situated in Edlesborough, and dedicated to St. Mary; 1 and the other in the Hamlet of Dagnall, dedicated to All Hallows [...].
Etymology
From all + plural of hallow (“saint”). Forms in -n (All-Hallown etc.) show reflex of the original genitive plural (Old English halgena).
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.