all too
"all-too" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“all too” 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
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Very, extremely; thoroughly but lamentably; excessively.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | all too |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “all too” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for all too is 7 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. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Very, extremely; thoroughly but lamentably; excessively.".
No misspelling variants are generated for all too in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is all too, spelled A-L-L- -T-O-O.
Definition
- 1Very, extremely; thoroughly but lamentably; excessively.
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 too”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is A-L-L- -T-O-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.