all things considered
"all-things-considered" is a 19-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“all things considered” 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
- 21
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Generally speaking; in terms of the big picture.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | all things considered |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 21 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “all things considered” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for all things considered is 21 letters long, classified as an adverb. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
all things considered doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is all things considered, spelled A-L-L- -T-H-I-N-G-S- -C-O-N-S-I-D-E-R-E-D.
Definition
- 1Generally speaking; in terms of the big picture.
- 2Despite possible indications to the contrary.
- 3Given the constraints of the situation; relative to what would have been understandable.
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 things considered”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is A-L-L- -T-H-I-N-G-S- -C-O-N-S-I-D-E-R-E-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.