all the time
/ɔːl ðə taɪm/
"all-the-time" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“all the time” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as an adverb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Always; constantly; for the complete duration.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | all the time |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | /ɔːl ðə taɪm/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “all the time” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for all the time is 12 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɔːl ðə taɪm/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No misspelling variants are generated for all the time in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: An ellipsis of all of the time. The correct English form is all the time, spelled A-L-L- -T-H-E- -T-I-M-E.
Definition
- 1Always; constantly; for the complete duration.
- 2Very often; frequently.
Etymology
An ellipsis of all of the time.
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 “all the time”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is A-L-L- -T-H-E- -T-I-M-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɔːl ðə taɪm/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.